NUR 209 MIDTERM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE NEWEST 2024 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS INCLUDING RATIONALES (GRADED A+)

NUR 209 MIDTERM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE
NEWEST 2024 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS INCLUDING RATIONALES
(GRADED A+)
What is Jung's Model of lifelong development theory - ANSWER-How do we
develop our identity and personality
As we grow older we develop a more authentic identity and more
wisdom
What is Erikson's Theory of psychosocial development - ANSWER-At elderly
age, we have ego integrity or despair
We are happy with where we've gotten vs. we are unfufilled
What is the elder's life course theory - ANSWER-5 components that
influence how we go through life
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Linked lives - social environment (influence of others)
Agency in constraints - experiences are constrained by what's available
Lives in times and places - how we age depends on the era
Lifelong development - we just constantly develop Timing in lives - early
decisions affect later ones
What is the social clock - ANSWER-Culturally defined times for social
activities to be performed
What is the disengagement theory - ANSWER-We age, we disengage from
prior activities. We become more selective as we can't invest as much
energy in everything
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What is the continuity theory - ANSWER-As we age, we do what we used to
do when younger.Age actively in society Is associated with positive
perceptions of the aging process
What is the political economy aging theory - ANSWER-Ageism - society
prevents elders from doing specific things
There are power imbalances which prevent people from acting a
specific way
What are geriatric syndromes - ANSWER-Patterns of symptoms and signs
with a single underlying cause
Multifactorial and associated with poor outcomes. Have shared risk
factors.
Multifactorial health conditions that occur when accumulated impairments in
multiple systems occur
Ex: falls, frality, cognitive impairment, urinary incontinence, malnutrition,
sleep/sexual dysfunction
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What is frality - ANSWER-Age-related geriatric syndrome with a decline in
function/physiological systems
Caused by a hyperinflammable state
Predicts poor outcomes, longer hospital stays, earlier deaths, comorbities
What is the association of life space and clinical frality model - ANSWERFrality is caused by the interactions between self and the environment
When environment support What is the public health framework for healthy aging - ANSWER-Capacity
decline requires a change in services
Health services - preventative measures, and earlier detection Long-term
care- Support those with declined capacity Environmental - increase
accessibility to prevent loss in function
What is the phenotypic markers theory of frality - ANSWER-Only physical
manifestations of frailty can be present