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Definitions and information on various terms related to aging, including demographic trends, types of aging, and health issues in older adults. Topics include the demographics of aging around 1900 and 2000, definitions of older adult terms such as young old and old old, and causes of changes in demographics due to the aging of baby boomers. Additionally, the document covers types and categories of aging, including physical, psychological, social, and functional aging, and discusses theories of aging at the organ system, cellular, and population levels.
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anyone over 65 TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 65- TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 75- TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 85+ TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 anyone 100+
anyone 110+ TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 1 in 10 Americans over 551 in 25 Americans over 65 TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 1 in 5 Americans over 551 in 8 Americans over 6534. million Americans 65+ TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 1 in 5 Americans over 65 TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 older adults are getting oldersize of older and elderly population increasing85+ group is fastest growing age range in older population1990: 85+ group 24x larger in 1900by 2040: 85+ group will be 20% of elderly population
determined by physical agehelps determine stage in lifeincreasingly less meaningfulat age 40 - person can become first time parent or grandparentat age 40 someone can start a new careertwo people can be 80 - one may be sick/frail, other healthy/fit/indepen.chronological age is relative TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 how does person function at their agecan be used to determine access to services must be over 65 for Medicare; does person need services just b/c 65activities of daily living may show function and needmore complicated categorizationneed formal assessments to determine TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 broad categories of life changes that may include social roles, transitions, or physical changes - empty nest stage, retirementmay be related to chronological age, but more determined by society and culturewhen is someone an adult? turn 18? get job? get married? have kid? TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 stereotyping and discriminating against older people b/c they are oldview of older people as frail/needy/grumpy/greedy/etccompassionate ageism - view of older people as frail/poor/in need of our help; or as cute/funny/interesting/wisetreating people different because they are old TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 dictionary.com: "a manner of communicating to older people using a slow rate of speaking, simplified syntax, vocabulary restrictions, and exaggerated prosody on the assumption that their age makes them cognitively impaired."tone of voice used with older adults speaking down to older adultstreating them like children; patronizingsimilar to motherse
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DEFINITION 22 1946- TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 1965- TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 1981- TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 each generation has own values/attributespopular idea in business - working with multiple generationsmay help when interacting with patients from different generations
the immune system is based in the thymusthymus is the place of t-cell maturationt-cells and other antibodies help fight foreign cells that enter body - prevent diseaseby age 50 thymus has reduced in mass by 90-95%number of t-cells remains the same, but their function decreasesproblem with this theory: decreased immune system results in pathologic disease not normal decrease in function