Ego integrity versus despair - Answers According to Erikson, the eighth and final stage of psychosocial
development, in which people in late adulthood either achieve a sense of integrity of the self by
accepting the lives they have lived, and thus accept death or yield to despair that their lives cannot be
relieved.
Coping - Answers Adaptive thinking or behavior aimed at reducing or relieving stress that arises from
harmful, threatening, or challenging conditions.
Cognitive-appraisal model - Answers Model of coping, proposed by Lazarus and Folkman, that holds
that, on the basis of continuous appraisal of their relationship with the environment, people choose
appropriate coping strategies to deal with situations that tax their normal resources.
Problem-focused coping - Answers In the cognitive-appraisal model, coping strategy directed toward
eliminating, managing, or improving a stressful situations.
Emotion-focused coping - Answers In the cognitive-appraisal model, coping strategy directed toward
managing the emotional response to a stressful situations so as to lessen its physical or psychological
impact.
Ambiguous loss - Answers A loss that is not clearly defined or does nothing to bring closure.
Disengagement theory - Answers Theory of aging proposed by Cumming and Henry, that holds that,
successful aging is characterized by mutual withdrawal of the older person and society.
Activity theory - Answers Theory of aging, proposed by Neugarten and others, that holds that, in order
to age successfully a person must remain as active as possible.
Continuity theory - Answers Theory of aging, describing by Atchley, that holds that in order to age
successfully people must maintain a balance of continuity and change in both the internal and external
structure of their lives.
Selective Optimization with Compensation - Answers Enhancing overall cognitive functioning by using
stringer abilities to compensate for those that have weakened.
Family-focused lifestyle - Answers Pattern of retirement activity that revolves around family, home, and
companions.
Balanced investment - Answers Patter on retirement activity allocated among family, work, and leisure
Aging in place - Answers Remaining in one's own home, with or without assistance, in later life.