Developmental Psych Chapter 19

Double jeopardy

________ for elderly ethnic minority individuals: face problems related to both ageism and racism.

Relationships

________ between aging parents and their children are usually characterized by ambivalence.

Internet

________ use by older adults reduced their likelihood of being depressed by a third.

Reminiscence therapy

________: discussing past activities and experiences with another individual or group.

Martial happiness

________ of older adults is affected by each partners ability to deal with personal challenges.

Self control

________ was a key factor in older adults physical activity levels.

Divorce

________ is far less common among older adults.

Selection

________: older adults have a reduced capacity and loss of functioning which require a reduction in performance in most life domains.

Integrity

________: older adult will be satisfied.

Compensation

________: life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adults performance potential.

Femininity

________ decreases in women and masculinity decreases in men when they reach late adulthood.

Psychological well

________- being of men who cohabited was similar to that of married men.

Affordable care act

________: healthy younger adults who use the health- care system far less are still required to sign up for the program or pay a penalty.

Life Review

________: looking back at ones life experiences, evaluating them, interpreting them, and often reinterpreting them.

Older adults

________ who are divorced have more health problems than those who are married.

Attachment security

________ was linked to competence in daily life, which in turn was related to psychological adjustment.

personality traits

Some ________ are associated with the mortality of older adults.

rates of remarriage

Rising divorce rates, increased longevity, and better health have led to increased ________ among older adults.

social support

For older adults, ________ is related to their physical health, mental health, and life satisfaction.

Divorce

________ can weaken kinship ties when it occurs in later life.

Self control

________ was linked to better outcomes for well- being and depression.

Older adults

________ are more likely to behave in altruistic ways and to value contributions to the public good than younger adults were.

integrity

older adult will be satisfied

despair

negative

Life Review

looking back at ones life experiences, evaluating them, interpreting them, and often reinterpreting them

reminiscence therapy

discussing past activities and experiences with another individual or group

selection

older adults have a reduced capacity and loss of functioning which require a reduction in performance in most life domains

optimization

possible to maintain performance in some areas through continued practice and the use of new technologies

compensation

life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adults performance potential

ageism

prejudice against others because of their age

affordable care act

healthy younger adults who use the health-care system far less are still required to sign up for the program or pay a penalty

double jeopardy for elderly ethnic minority individuals

face problems related to both ageism and racism

double jeopardy for women

ageism and sexism

normal aging

psychological functioning often peaks in early midlife and modestly declines through the early eighties

pathological aging

individuals show greater than average decline in late adulthood

successful aging

individuals maintain their physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development far longer and decline later than most others