Work, Leisure, and Retirement Lecture Review

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on key concepts discussed in the lecture on work, leisure, and retirement.

Age Discrimination Law

Protects individuals aged 40 and over from age-related discrimination in the workplace.

Leisure Activities

Activities that individuals engage in for enjoyment and relaxation, which tend to remain stable throughout life.

Correlated with Wisdom

Wisdom is more aligned with life experience than chronological age.

Primary Mental Abilities

Basic cognitive capabilities that contribute to secondary mental abilities.

Secondary Mental Abilities

Complex cognitive skills that are composed of primary mental abilities.

Fluid Intelligence

The capacity to reason and solve new problems independently of previously acquired knowledge.

Crystallized Intelligence

The ability to use learned knowledge and experience.

Useful Field of View

The area a person can effectively observe and react to while they are focused on a task, which typically narrows with age.

Environmental Stress Model

A concept that explains behavior as a function of individual characteristics and environmental context.

Successful Aging

A subjective experience that encompasses life satisfaction and living without regrets.

Palliative Care

A specialized form of medical care focused on providing relief from symptoms and stress of a serious illness.

Hospice Care

A type of palliative care that focuses on providing support and comfort to individuals in the final stages of life.

Active Euthanasia

A deliberate act to end a person's life to relieve suffering.

Passive Euthanasia

Withholding or withdrawing treatment that is needed to sustain life.

Spirituality and Longevity

Research indicates a correlation between spirituality and longer life expectancy.

Person-Environment Interactions

The relationship between individual behavior and characteristics and the surrounding environment.

Nutrition and Aging

Maintaining adequate nutrition is critical for healthy aging, and dental health plays a significant role in this.

Life Satisfaction

The measure of how individuals feel about their overall life and whether they believe they have fulfilled their potential.

Driving and Aging

Driving ability may be affected by aging, particularly in terms of attentiveness and cognitive processing.

Gerontology

The study of aging and the challenges and issues associated with it.

Intelligence vs. Experience

Wisdom correlates more with life experiences than with age alone.