| A | B |
|---|
| HYPOCHONDRIASIS | imaginary physical illnesses |
| DEPRESSION | mood disorder most common in later life |
| DEMENTIA | a chronic brain syndrome, such as Alzheimer's disease |
| PARANOIA | extreme suspiciousness; delusions of persecution |
| DELIRIUM | acute brain syndrome due to dehydration, fever or other metabolic imbalance |
| INSANITY | a legal condition: not being responsible for one's actions |
| ERIKSON | late life is a contest between ego integrity (wisdom) and despair |
| GERONTOLOGY | study of aging |
| SENESCENCE | the biological process of aging |
| ADLs | essential self care tasks |
| LABOUVIE-VIEF | well adapted elders can maximize favorable emotions & minimize unfavorable ones |
| ALZHEIMER'S | a chronic brain syndrome responsible for most cases of late life dementia |
| CRYSTALLIZED | intelligence based upon learned facts & skills |
| FLUID | intelligence requiring information processing skills |
| DISENGAGEMENT | theory that most elders remove themselves from most adult roles |
| GERIATRICS | the branch of medicine specializing in the problems of later life |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY | average age at death for a particular cohort |
| LIFE REVIEW | structured reminiscence to facilitate affect optimization & ego integrity |
