FRHD 2060 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Polypharmacy, Therapeutic Touch, Night Hours

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2060
• Professor: Scott Maitland

Document Summary

Gerontology; the study of aging from maturity through old age. Myths of aging lead to negative stereotypes of older people, possibly resulting in ageism. So(cid:373)e of these (cid:373)(cid:455)ths i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude; olde(cid:396) people a(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)t ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)all(cid:455) (cid:272)apa(cid:271)le, (cid:271)ad (cid:396)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)s, se(cid:374)ile. Later phase; young adulthood, middle age, old age: paul baltes; 4 key features of the life-span perspective. Multi-directionality: development involves both growth and decline. As people grow, they tend to lose in another area at different rates. Plasticity; capacity is not pre-determined or set in concrete, many skills can be improved, learned, with practice (even late in life) We do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:374)eed (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)% (cid:271)iologi(cid:272)al fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:374) o(cid:396)de(cid:396) to (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:396)ki(cid:374)g (cid:271)odil(cid:455) function. Historical context; each person develops within a particular set of circumstances determined by the historical time in which we are born and the culture in which we grow up. Multiple causation; how we develop results from a variety of forces. Development is shared by biological, psychological, sociocultural and life.