Late Adulthood Resources
Sketchnote Late Adulthood
Watch the video https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/20140523_f3e_058_late_adulthood and respond to the following questions in your notebook.
- What time frame in the lifespan is considered late adulthood?
- What are the three subcategories of late adulthood? What are the differences?
- What are ADLs?
- What is a gerontologist?
- Compare functional age and chronological age.
- Compare primary aging and secondary aging.
- What is sleep apnea?
- What is selective attention? How is it impacted in late adulthood?
- What is divided attention? How is it impacted in late adulthood?
- What is sustained attention? How is it impacted in late adulthood?
- What is dementia? What are the symptoms of dementia? What is the most common type of dementia?
- What is Erikson’s description of this time in the lifespan?
- What is elder abuse?
- What is socio-emotional selectivity?
- How is marital satisfaction described in this time in the lifespan?
- Describe sexual activity in late adulthood.
- What are the fears of those who dread retirement?
- Describe the five stages of the retirement process.