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| disengagement theory | as older adults slow down, they withdraw from society |
| activity theory | the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives |
| social breakdown-reconstruction theory | aging is promoted through neg. psychological functioning brought about by neg. societal views of old age. Social reconstruction means changing society's view of old age & giving support |
| ageism | prejudice against others because of their age, especially against older adults |
| eldercare | the physical & emotional caretaking of older members of the family whether that care is day to day physical assistance or responsibility for arranging & overseeing such care |
| generation inequity | an aging society is being unfair to its younger memgers because older adults pile up advantages by receiving an inequitably large allocation of resources |
| differentiation vs role preoccupation | Pec's developmental task in which older adults must cope withdeclining physical well-being |
| body transcendence vs body preoccupation | Peck/s developmental task in which older adults must cope with declining physical well-being |
| Ego transcendence | Peck's developmental task in which older adults must recognize that while death is inevitable & probably not too far away, they feel at ease with themselves by realizing that they have contributed to the future through the competent rearing of their children or ghrough their vocation & ideas |
| Life review | A common theme in theories of personality development in late adulthood. Involves looking back at one's life experiences, evaluating them, interpreting, and reinterpreting them |
| Life satisfaction | psychological well-being in general or satisfaction with life as a whole. Life satisfaction is widely used as an index of psychological well-being in older adults |
| selective optimization with compensation model | proposes that successful aging is related to 3 main factors: selection, optimization, and compensation |
