1. Lifespan Development Late Adulthood Chapters 17 & 18

2. Physical and Cognitive changes • Gerontology – The ________ study of _____ • 60 – 75 The young old • 75 – 85 The old old • 85 and older – the oldest old • Fastest growing • Variability – Frail elderly • Factors affecting this variability of decline • Heredity, overall health, activity, current and prior health habits (eating, exercise) and social support

3. Physical Changes • Brain - implications • Dark/ Light Adaptation • Hearing • Taste • Smell • Motor abilities – implications • Terminal Drop Hypothesis • Physical • IQ

4. Mental Health • Dementia • Alzheimer’s • Mild to moderate depression • Cognitive Changes • Memories – Short-term, immediate, prospective • Wisdom – Hypothesized _________ characteristic of older adults that includes the ability to ____________ and _________ knowledge to practical problems of living. • Creativity

5. Social & Personality Development • Erikson - __________v. __________ • Disengagement Theory • Activity Theory Relationships • Friends • Marriages • Children • Living Arrangements

6. Career Issues • Retirement age • Income decreases although income adequacy does not • Retirement as a stressor • Successful retirment

7. Elder Abuse • Prevalence • Mental Illness or __________ of the abuser • _________ dependency • _________ isolation • _________ stressors • Dementia due to ____________________ • Continuation of __________ into old age

8. Death, Dying and Grief • Thanatology • Death – a __________ term • Hospice • Grieving – the ________ response to death • Bereavement • Kubler-Ross – Stages of dying