continuum of care correct answers Levels of care beginning with care at home, care provided in
the community such as adult day centers and institutional care through assisted living and skilled
nursing facilities.
professional organization correct answers nonprofit organization that works to improve the
image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
activism correct answers The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous
action, often including protests and demonstrations
CMS correct answers Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal agency overseeing
skilled nursing facilities
life course perspective correct answers How one experiences a timetable of life events and
society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life choices
Theories of Aging correct answers Various theories as to why we age - two categories - genetic
and wear and tear theories
Abraham Maslow correct answers Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization being the ultimate
psychological need
Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-actualization
Erik Erikson correct answers Known for his 8-stages of life and how one responds to life
experiences in those stages would mold personality
, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross correct answers psychologist who created the 5 stages of grief: denial,
anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
cohort effect correct answers consequences of being born in a particular year or time period and
dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges, and opportunities
cumulative disadvantage correct answers the negative effects of inequality in wealth, status, and
opportunity over the life span
social clock correct answers the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage,
parenthood, and retirement
social gerontology correct answers a specialized field of gerontology that examines the social
(and sociological) aspects of aging
functional age correct answers actual competence and performance of an older adult, as
distinguished from chronological age
palliative care correct answers 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. Similar to
hospice but with no end of life time frame
age grade correct answers an organized category of people based on age; every individual passes
through a series of such categories over his or her lifetime
Wellness Model correct answers encompasses the physical, intellectual, emotional, social,
spiritual, and vocational aspects of health
medical model correct answers the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured.