Midlife Health Exam Notes

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  • Middle Aged
    40 - 50 yrs
  • Young Old
    65 - 74yrs
  • Old
    75 - 84yrs
  • Old old
    85 and above
  • Physical Age
    How our bodies have aged
  • Psychological Age

    How our brains have aged
  • Social Age
    What society expects of our age
  • Preferred Terms

    • Older persons
    • Older people
    • Older adults
    • Older patients
    • Older individuals
    • Persons 65 years and older
    • The older population
  • Terms to Avoid
    • Seniors
    • Elderly
    • Aged
    • Aging dependents
  • All older adults lose their teeth
  • Older adults are better than thought out to be
  • 20% of Canadians aged 60 - 79 have dentures
  • 32% of Canadians have no dental insurance
  • Depression is a Normal Part of Aging
  • Depression in older adults is not normal
  • Aging leads to weakness, frailty and dependency
  • There is a gradual decline past 70 years old
  • Older adults should limit physical activity
  • Physical activity helps older adults
  • Old age means the end of Sex
  • Older adults are still interested in sex as long as they are in good health
  • Stressors
    • Day to day
    • Socioeconomic Status's
    • Vulnerabilities
    • Early Choices (development)
    • Cognitive Abilities (perspective on life)
  • Theory
    A model for understanding real-life
  • Causality
    Is important because we want to know how things happen, even if trying to find a solution
  • Micro
    Everyday interactions
  • Macro
    Large-scale systems
  • Interpretivist theory

    Phenomena in the world and create meanings about phenomena (come out of our interactions)
  • Functionalist theory

    How our roles help us and society function
  • Functionalist theory
    • Micro = ideas from interactions
    • Macro = social structures
  • The life course is important
  • Conflict theory

    How social forces shape us (health care)
  • Conflicts in conflict theory
    • The conflict between generations
    • The conflict between socioeconomic classes
  • Conflict theory isn't used for gerontological research
  • Age
    Body and brain change at 20,30,50
  • Cohort
    People born in different areas with similar experiences
  • Period
    Multiple ages and cohorts at once
  • Longitudinal Design
    Study a group of people over a long period
  • Cross-sectional design

    Study many groups at once
  • Time-lag
    Combo of longitudinal and cross-sectional
  • Social Gerontology
    A subfield within the wider field of gerontology: it focuses on the social side of aging, while other subfields study the physical and biological aspects of aging