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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
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