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| Activity theory | The more active older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with life |
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| Ageism | Prejudice against other people because of their age, especially prejudice against older adults |
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| Body transcendence versus body preoccupation | Elderly coping with declining physical well-being |
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| Disengagement theory | To cope effectively, older adults should gradually withdraw from society |
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| Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation | A developmental task of aging described by Peck in which older adults must come to feel at ease with themselves concerning death and the contribution they have made during their lives |
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| Eldercare | Physical and emotional caretaking for older members of the family |
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| Generational inequity | An aging society being unfair to younger members as the elderly pile up advantages |
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| Integrity versus despair | Reflect on the past and see it as a positive review or conclude life was not well spent |
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| Selective optimism with compensation theory | The theory that successful aging is related to selection, optimizing, and compensation |
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| Socioemotional selectivity theory | Older adults become more selective about their social values |