Gerontology 307 Exam 1 UNL 2022

Gerontology 307 Exam 1 UNL 2022 Morbidity The rate of occurence of a disease. Co-morbidity Multiple illnesses / conditions. Mortality Rate (Death Rate) The number of deaths per 1,000 populations. Thanatology The study of death-related behavior including actions and emotions concerned with dying, death and bereavement. Dying Trajectories Lingering, Unexpected, Quick Leading causes of death in the 1900's 1. Influenza + Pneumonia 2. Tuberculosis 3. Gastritis 4. Diseases of the heart 5. Vascular lesions affecting the CNS 6. Chronic Nephritis 7. All Accidents 8. Cancer 9. Diseases of early infancy 10. Diphtheria Leading Causes of death in the 1920's 1. Influenza + Pneumonia 2. Diseases of the heart 3. Tuberculosis 4. Vascular lesions affecting the CNS 5. Nephritis 6. Cancer 7. All accidents 8. Diarrhea 9. Premature Birth 10. Puerperal causes (infectious disease related to childbirth) Leading Causes of death in the 1940's 1. Diseases of the heart 2. Cancer 3. Intracranial lesions of vascular origin 4. Nephritis 5. Pneumonia 6. Accidents - excluding motor vehicle 7. Tuberculosis 8. Diabetes 9. Motor vehicle accidents 10. Premature birth Leading Causes of death in the 1960's 1. Diseases of the heart 2. Cancer 3. Vascular lesions affecting the CNS 4. Accidents (Less Motor) 5. Certain diseases of early infancy 6. Influenza and pneumonia 7. General arteriosclerosis 8. Diabetes mellitus 9. Congenital malformations 10. Cirrhosis of the liver Leading Causes of death in the 1980's 1. Diseases of the heart 2. Cancer 3. Cerebrovascular disease 4. Accidents (More Motor) 5. COPD 6. Influenza and pneumonia 7. Diabetes Mellitus 8. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 9. Atherosclerosis 10. Suicide Leading Causes of death 2019 1. Heart Disease 2. Malignant Neoplasms 3. Unintentional injury 4. Chronic, low, respiratory disease 5. Cerebrovascular disease 6. Alzheimer's Disease 7. Diabetes 8. Nephritis 9. Influenza & pneumonia 10. Suicide Leading Causes of death 2020 1. Heart Disease 2. Malignant Neoplasms 3. COVID-19 4. Unintentional injury 5. Cerebrovascular disease 6. Chronic, low, respiratory disease 7. Alzheimer's Disease 8. Diabetes 9. Influenza & pneumonia 10. Nephritis Euthanasia Defined peaceful painless exit from life and the intentional foreshortening of a persons life to spare suffering Euthanasia (Active) Intentional action to end life, administration of medication by physician or veterinarian Euthanasia (Passive) Intentional withholding of medicine or hydration and food, allowing nature to take its place. Euthanasia (PAS) Physician assisted suicide, medicine is prescribed for the terminally ill. Life Expectancy 2020 77.0 What origin tends to live the longest? Hispanic Life Expectancy 2019 (Pre-Covid) 78.8 Leading Cause of Death in 2021 Heart Disease What percentage of COVID-19 deaths are of people 65+? 75% Why do Women have a higher rate of Alzheimers? The longer you live the higher chance you have. True or False? In the 1940's 40% of deaths were 5 years and younger? True Life Span The Maximum number of years a person can expect to live. Oldest recorded person. Jeanne Calment, died in 1997 at 122 years What is a Centenarian? How many in the US? People living over 100 years old, 86,248 in the US. Continuing to grow as medicine increases. Life Expectancy The average number of years of life remaining at any specified age (birth, or, at another age) (Currently 77 in US) African-American traditions of funerals Release from pain of life and is a joyful experience with singing and music. "Home going ceremony" American-Indians traditions of funerals (Lakota tradition) People are said to walk on. All tribes have different opinions and ceremonies. Life is cyclical not linear. "Grief is the closest one comes to god" Genocide Destruction of a nation or ethnic group Ex. Holocaust, Armenia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Syria Holocaust Entire annihilation of the Jewish people (6 million murdered) (3 million soviet prisoners) Antisemitism hostility to or prejudice against the Jewish people