Human lifespan EXAM3

factual knowledge

knowing info about life

procedural knowledge

knowing how to solve problems

lifespan contextualism

understanding people’s decision based ob their life situation

relativism

knowing there isn’t always one right answer

managing uncertainty

being comfortable saying idk

semantic memory

facts and general knowledge

paris is capital of france, 1+1 = 2

declines the LEAST

procedural memory

memory for skills

riding a bike, playing piano

declines very little

episodic memory

memory of personal experiences

your 18th bday, HS grad

declines MOST as we forget details of events

source memory

remembering where info came from

“I know someone told me that..but who?”

prospective memory

remembering to do something later

taking medicine, going to an apmt

grandparent roles

formal grandparent, fun seeker, surrogate parent, family historian, wisdom giver, distant grandparent

consequences of widowhood

loss of emotional support, financial support, daily companionship

common grief

person is very sad, slowly improves after 18m

resillience greiving pattern

person adapts surprisingly quickly (6m) and function normally

chronic grief

the intense grief never improves

years later and still can’t move on

chronic depression

depression existed before/after death and remains sevre

depression followed by improvement

starts very depressed —> eventually begins recovering

integrity

accepting your life

I’ve made mistakes but I lived a meaningful life

people w integrity are less afraid of death

despair

feeling regret

“I wasted my life”

may fear death bc they feel it’s too late to change very

successful aging

avoiding disease

staying physically and mentally active

socially connected

functional independence

being able to take care of yourself

(cooking, bathing, driving)

assisted living

housing where older adults receive help but still maintain independence

not same as hospital

aging in place

helping older adults stay in their own homes safely instead of moving into nursing homes

denial

“this can’t be happening”

anger

“why me”

bargaining

“If i recover, I’ll be a better person”

depression

feeling sad and hopeless

acceptance

“I know what is happening” not happy but peaceful

euthanasia

ending someone’s life to reduce suffering

passive euthanasia

stopping treatment (removing ventilator)

active euthanasia

doctor directly helps end life (legal in switzerland)

greif

your emotional reaction to deatg

beaverment

the entire adjustment process (learning to live w/o them) can take years

Double ABC = X model

framework for understanding how people cope with stressful events like beaverment

A = stressor

death of a spouse

B = resources

family, friends, finances, counseling

C = perception

how the person interprets the event

“I can’t survive this” vs “this is painful but I have support”

X = adaptation

the outcome, how well the adjusts overtime

Letting Go main idea

modern medicine often focuses on keeping people alive, even when treatment no longer helps. Gawande argues that doctors should instead ask what matters the most to the patient?

some patients would rather spend time with family, be comfortable, stay at home rather than receiving painful treatments that only extend life briefly

hospice and palliative care helps people live as well as possible, rather than focusing only on curing the disease

hospice care

care focused ob comfort instead of curing disease

goal: improve quality of life, pain control, support family

extraversion

enjoying being around people

low neuroticism

staying emotionally calm

tendency to experience anxiety, worry, negative emotions

competence

feeling useful, needed

optimism

believing good things can still happen

sense of control

feeling like you still make decisions about your own life

5 personality traits linked to happiness

1. extraversion

2. low neuroticism

3. competence

4. optimism

5. sense of control

intellectual vigor

keeping your brain active

reading, learning languages, doing puzzles

olive hoover

middle childhood

industry vs inferiority

Dwayne Hoover

adolescent

identity vs role confusion

Uncle Frank

young adulthood

intimacy vs isolation

Richard and Sheryl Hoover

middle adulthood

generativity vs stagnation

grandpa edwin

late adulthood

integrity vs despair