Aging In Families Exam 2

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Recall after learning has taken place

memory

Perceives Information

sensory memory

Act on information and transforms it some way

short-term memory

Stores the information

long-term memory

What component of the process of long-term memory helps a person learn information?

encoding

What component of the process of long-term memory puts information away?

storage

What component of the process of long-term memory helps one get information back?

retrieval

What is the mind's ability to function?

Intelligence

What are the two types of intelligence?

Fluid & Crystallized

What type of intelligence refers to abilities like vocabulary, association of past and present ideas, and technical ability?

Crystallized

What type of intelligence refers to activities like creative design, quick response to a question, or mental arrangement of facts?

Fluid

What is developmental intelligence?

Wisdom

What are ways to increase or stabilize mental function in later life?

Stimulating the brain for later life, an effective training program, and physical exercise

What is the crisis in Erikson's stage 8 of Psychosocial Development?

Integrity vs. Despair

What is the ability to be aware of one's own boundaries and individuality and to reflect upon these?

"The Self"

What sees withdrawal as inevitable, universal, and satisfying to the individual and society?

Disengagement Theory

What theory believes that activity leads to high life satisfaction?

Activity Theory

What theory believes that people age best if they can view change in later life within existing pattern of thought or behavior?

Continuity Theory

Taking in people from around the world and transforming them into typical Americans

Melting Pot

A society in which many racial and ethnic groups exist side by side; people maintain their racial and ethnic heritage

Pluralistic Society

Bill is of European origin, graduated from a private institution and is well above the poverty rate. He is a part of what group population?

Dominant

A person who is old, female, lower class, is most likely to face _____ jeopardy

multiple

Refers to the number of agencies, programs, family, friendship networks, and religious institiutions

Institutional Completeness

What model focuses on diagnosis and cure of illness?

Medical

What model focuses on functional capacity ( a person's ability to function in the world)?

Social

What model focuses on the disease prevention and reduced disability?

Health Promotion Model

What is a national social insurance program administered by the U.S federal government?

Medicare

What is a government insurance program for persons of all ages whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for health care?

Medicaid

What part of medicare covers care in a hospital, nursing home, or hospice?

Part A

What part of medicare covers prescription drugs?

Part D

What part of medicare covers medical equipment, lab tests, and radiation therapy

Part B

What type of long-term care keeps potential patients out of nursing homes, and meets social & personal needs of older people?

Community Based Care

Whether a person can get the services that exist

Accessibility

The existence of services

Availabilty

What formed part of a retirement income system that provides an income replacement for middle-income retirees & safety net for poor elderly?

Social Security Act

In what plan does benefits get paid out to retirees today from payments made by current workers?

Pay-As-You-Go Plan

What is the largest cash assistant plan for older people in the U.S?

Supplemental Security Income

What are the two historical events that made retirement an established social institution?

Retirement Principal & Retirement Wage