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psyc exam 7
psyc death and dying
Question | Answer |
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Generativity- verses- stagnation | people considered their contributions to family, community, work and society |
integrity-verses-despair | characterized by a process of looking back over one's life evaluating it and coming to terms with it. |
Trust-verse mistrust | hope trust in primary caregiver and in on's own ability to make thigs happen |
Body trancedence verses body preoccupation | a period in which people must learn to cope with and move beyond changes in physical capabilities as a result of aging. |
ego transcendence verses ego preoccupation | in which the elderly people must come to grips with their coming death |
redefinition of self verses preoccupation with work-roel | those in old age must redefine themselves in ways that do not relate to their work-roles or occupations |
Levinson's theory | adults pass through a series of seven stages associated with specific ages(40's marked by a transition or crises, men make long term decisions about carrer and family, ......) |
Life Review | looking backward, where people examin and evalutate their lives. |
What percent ot people finish their lives in nursing homes? | 5% |
Skilled-nursing facilities | Provide full-time nursing care for people who have cronic illnesses or who are recovering from a temporary medical condidtin |
adult day-care facilities | are where elderly individuals recieve care only during the day, but spend night and weekend at home |
continuing -care communities | typically offers an environment in which all the residents are of retirement age or older and need various levels of care |
functional death is defined by___ and breathing | abscence of heartbeat |
what is the most common cause of death in middle adulthoos | life threatining diseases |
adolescents have trouble believing they will die to? | A terminal illness (usually they die in car accidents) |
The anticipation of future losses, such as the loss of a relationship is know as? | preperatory depression |
True or false: Denial in facing death is not healthy and serves no purpose. | `FALSE |
People who study death and dying are calles | Thanatologists |
Erikson's stage of Ego intergrity verses Despari is his___ sage of development | LAST |
Your professor says late adulthood begins at age? | 60 |
What are Neugarten's personality types for people in their 70's? | 1. Disintergrates and Disorganized2. Passive- dependent personalities3. Defended personalities4. Integrated personalities |
___ percent of people over the age of 65 live with other members of the family | 66%--2/3rds |
The average older person spends__ percent of their income on health care costs? | 20% |
The absence of the heartbeat and breathing is _____ death | Functional |
At what age do children realize death is permanent instead of temporary? | Age 5 |
White men over the age of__ have the highest rate of suicide | 85 |
What are the five stages of death | Denial angerbargainingdepressionacceptance |
Who is the author of Death and Dying? | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross |
What is learned helplessness? | Learned helplessness is a psychological state where people feel powerless to change their self or situation |