| A | B |
|---|
| Adaptation | The ability to adjust to new conditions. |
| Adoptive family | Parents and one or more children that are permanently and legally added to the family; these families may be nuclear, single-parent, blended or extended family structures. |
| Blended/step family | Includes married couple, each spouse's children from previous relationships, and any children they have together. |
| Childless family | Couple without children. |
| Coping | Dealing effectively with a difficult situation. |
| Extended family | Includes all relatives in a family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. |
| Family | Individuals related to each other biologically or legally. |
| Family continuation | Carrying on family traditions and values. |
| Foster family | A family unit that serves as a substitute family for a child. These families may be nuclear, single-parent, blended or extended family structures. |
| Grandparent family | Family in which the grandparents are the sole caregiver of the child. |
| Healthy relationship | Characterized by respect, sharing, trust and support between two people. |
| Instant family | Children that come along with a marriage in a blended family. |
| Multi-generational family | More than two generations of families living together. For example, children, their parent and grandparents living together. |
| Mutual support | Equal support from each parent in the family. |
| Nuclear family | Includes husband, wife, and one or more of their biological children. |
| Positive psychology | Uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a satisfactory life, rather than merely treating mental illness. |
| Same-sex family | People of the same sex are the primary caregivers of one or more children. |
| Single-parent family | Includes one parent and one or more children. |
| Unmarried/cohabitating couple | An arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an emotionally and/or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. |
| Alzheimer's disease | progressive brain disorder that causes memory loss and confusion |
| Asynchrony | body growth that occurs at different rates |
| Benign | describes growths or tumors that are noncancerous |
| Cataracts | eye condition that causes cloudy vision |
| cephalocaudal development | development that occurs from the head down |
| Glaucoma | eye condition that causes distorted vision |
| Idealology | ideas and beliefs characteristic to a group |
| Macular degeneration | eye disease where difficult to see objects in center of field of vision |
| Malignant | cancerous growths or tumors |
| Medicare | govt health insurance for older adults |
| Osteoporosis | bone loss where they become brittle |
| Presbycusis | hearing loss due to age |
| Presbyopia | decrease in the ability to see or focus on nearby objects |
| Sarcopenia | loss of muscle mass and strength over time |
| Social Security | govt retirement fund to those who contritubed |
| Tinnitus | ringing sound in the ears |
