chronological
number of years lived or how old they lived to
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chronological | number of years lived or how old they lived to |
| functional age | how old a person feels |
| life expectancy | how long a person expects to live |
| life span | max years you can live |
| aging | process of growing older |
| ageism | discrimination against elderly(like abuse) |
| senility | not able to maintain logical thinking or understanding |
| geriatrics | specialty for old people |
| gerontology | study of old people (psychological, sociological, physiological) |
| 65-74 75-84 85+ | young or new-old mid-old oldest-old |
| social security | federal funded for retired, unemployed ordisabled |
| gerotranscendence | changing perspective less of possessions/materials to to spiritual and having a positive outlook on aging |
| medicare | federal funded, 65 and older or disabilities(part A,B,C,D) |
| medicaid | state funded (low income) |
| senescence | the final stage of life |
| comorbidity | the presence of multiple chronic illnesses |
| atrophy | muscle waisting |
| atony | lack of tone |
| peristalsis | movement |
| presbycusis | decrease in hearing |
| presbyopia | decrease in vision |
| kyphosis | humpback |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of vessels |
| atherosclerosis | narrowing due to plaque |
| senile miosis | smaller pupils |
| arcus senilus | fatty ring around the eye |
| edentulous | loss of teeth |
| senile lentigines | age spots |
| transitions | moment between the old and the new, what it is and what its going to be can happen over weeks to months |
| PLST | lack of control |
| autonomy | control or freedom |