NCCAP NATIONAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE with 100% correct answers

life course perspective - Correct Answer-changes in a person lives life Span - Correct Answer-the length of time we have on earth Cohort Effect - Correct Answer-an area of study on aging cumulative disadvantage - Correct Answer-the tendency of prior social problems to produce future ones that accumulate and undermine success functional age - Correct Answer-a person's ability to function effectively in his or her physical and social environment. in comparison with others of the same chronological age Wellness - Correct Answer-an overall state of well-being or total health adaptive skills - Correct Answer-ability to adjust to change Hospice - Correct Answer-providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill. advance directives - Correct Answer-A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process Kubler-Ross - Correct Answer-Stages of death (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) Robert Havighurst - Correct Answer-Six Stages of Development and Growth primary aging - Correct Answer-aging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic programming, occur as people get older coping skills - Correct Answer-ways of dealing with and overcoming problems activity theory - Correct Answer-theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or developing a hobby social clock - Correct Answer-the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement Theories on Aging - Correct Answer-Life course theory, age stratification theory, activity theory, disengagement theory, and continuity theory social gerontology - Correct Answer-the study of aging and the elderly Abraham Maslow - Correct Answer-hierarchy of needs palliative care - Correct Answer-Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family. age grade - Correct Answer-the system found in small traditional cultures by which people belonging to a similar age group are categorized together and hold similar rights and obligations wisdom - Correct Answer-expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life age norms - Correct Answer-cultural ideas about the appropriate ages for engaging in particular activities or life tasks stages of grief - Correct Answer-denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance Erik Erikson - Correct Answer-Known for his 8-stage theory of Psychosocial Development Personality - Correct Answer-an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting