| activity theory | View that the more active older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives
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| ageism | Prejudice against people because of their age. Is particularly problematic when it manifests as prejudice against older adults
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| eldercare | Physical and emotional caretaking of elderly members of the family
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| integrity versus despair | Crisis in which an individual reflects on the past and either sees it as positive or concludes that one's life was not well spent
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| selective optimization with compensation theory | View that successful aging is related to three main factors: selection, optimization, and compensation
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| socioemotional selectivity theory | View that older adults become increasingly selective about their social networks
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