gerontology

family members of Canadain Residence

stay active and live safely

a prejudice view of a person or group of people

The burden that old and the very young place on people in middle age

Long term patterns of stability and change that often include many transitions

knowledge about making decisions

Focuses on conflict and change in social life

Focuses on movement of age cohorts over life course

highlights the impact of hisorical social changes/people are not all the same

The contextual view of memory begins with the insight that many conditions influence memory: Physical, social, educational, health

Create new norms and values & places expectations and offers new roles

a group of people born in the same time period

the period of life after work and child bearing, but before frailty

There's a loss of autonomy, their abilities and health decline

if the mental state of someone is in question, the researchers must get written permission from someone who has legal authority

focus on self care and preventing disease through lifestyle change

Decreased blood supply to the brain * Alzheimers is the leading cause of dimentia * brain cells die, eventually causing death

Mircro level of social life * how people define situations *how they relate to one another

Holds that social order is based on consensus, cooperation, and shared norms and values * positive worldview

Society consists of conflicts between domminent and subordinate social groups *women and aborigional groups

Sharp rise in birth rates, sharp drop in mid 60's, large # of babyboomers moving into old age

the # of years a person can expect to live

stable pattern of social interactions: healthcare system, family, education

the large amount of old people that place a burden on the health care system

Psychological Tests and surveys, in-depth interviews, participant observation, content analysis

Keep peope out of institutions * give as much autonomy as possible

surveyed more than 2000 members of public: doctors, nurses, pharmasists

memory and aging

Canada was the loudest baby boom in the industrialized world

why do immigrant seniors live with adult children? Cultural factors and Economic Necessity

They encourage intillectual activity: puzzles, reading. They encourage research, supports for families, and prevention

Life Satisfaction in old age remains high

Not smoking and moderate alcohol use, Prevelance and Factors associated with thriving in Older Adulthood

What method do older men use to deal with aging? Physical fitness

employers try to FORCE older workers to retire early

15%

mobility disabilities tops the list of disabilities

Healthy Living among Seniors, exercise frequently and eating fruits and veggies, interacted socially, etc

Mental distress and coping strategies of elderly Indian immigrant women

answer

adults are the happiest of all age groups, happiness increases

they talk on the phone, take part in social activities, extended families

the study of the aging society

Ageism, which is discrimination against older people

focus on individuals and their interactions

Examines structures or structural elements as they influence experiences/behaviours

Interperative/Fuctionalist/Conflict

accident, sudden changes in health, or death of a child

infancy, childhood, adolenscence, youth, adulthood/middleage/oldage

Age effects/physical decline, Period/Env. effect:time, Cohort Effect:time of birth

language, religion, festivities

visit home, families, get together with their culture

A decline in birthrate, people live longer

belonging to a specific cultural group, where you are born

Higher cost for pensions, more chronic disease, and the speed of an aging society

WOMEN by 5 years

What the person choses to identify as

Less pensions, often need to live with family

MULTIPLE JEOPARDY THEORY, buffering theory, and the life perpective couse

The women

Follow their cultural practices and maintain their diet

Child care, and working in adult children home

medical & social services that provide healthcare

Medical Model

only one important piece of HCS

In home

Commitment to Medical Model

Care for chronic illness

Universal coverage, access to services, portability, compreh.services, admin. by nonprof public agency

Expenses, quality of care, sustainability, Increase in Alzheimers

97%

“KEY TO INTEGRATED CARE, ESPECIALLY WITH COMPLEX PATIENTS.