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- 3. Degeneration Eye disease that causes people to have difficulty seeing objects inside the center of the field of vision.
- 4. Involuntary urination or defecation.
- 5. The ability to adjust to new conditions.
- 6. Security A government retirement fund that provides supplemental income to Americans who are at least 62 years of age and who have met employment contribution eligibility standards.
- 10. family Parents and one or more children that are permanently and legally added to the family; these families may be nuclear, single-parent, blended, or extended family structures.
- 11. Progressive bone loss when calcium is depleted, causing bones to become brittle and more porous.
- 12. Eye condition that involves damage to the optic nerve, and in which vision is distorted.
- 14. Dealing effectively with a difficult situation.
- 15. Eye condition in which the lens of the eye thickens and causes cloudy or distorted vision.
- 17. When menstruation ceases for a year or more and women can no longer reproduce.
- 18. Family A Family in which the grandparents are the sole caregivers of the child.
- 19. continuation Carrying on family traditions and values.
- 21. disease A progressive brain disorder that includes not only memory loss, but also progressively severe confusion.
- 24. Term used to describe growths or tumors that are noncancerous.
- 25. Includes married couple, each spouse’s children from previous relationships, and any children they have together.
- 26. family A family unit that serves as a substitute family for a child. These families may be nuclear, single-parent, blended, or extended family structures.
- 29. A practice-guiding principle in social work that highlights the importance of understanding individual and individual behavior in light of the environmental contexts in which that person lives and acts.
- 30. development: Development that occurs from the top of the head down to the extremities.
- 31. Hearing loss associated with age, most often caused by damage to the inner ear.
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- 1. When reproductive capacity declines or is lost for both men and women.
- 2. A ringing sound in the ears.
- 7. A government health insurance program that helps older adults pay for medical costs.
- 8. Body growth that occurs at different rates.
- 9. family More than two generations of families living together. For example, children, their parents, and grandparents living together.
- 13. Term used to describe growths or tumors that are cancerous.
- 16. psychology Uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a satisfactory life, rather than merely treating mental illness.
- 20. Eye condition common in middle age due to loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, which results in a slow decrease in the ability to focus on nearby objects.
- 22. Term used to describe the loss of muscle mass and strength over time.
- 23. family Includes all relatives in a family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
- 27. The ideas and beliefs characteristic of a group, social class, or individual.
- 28. family Includes husband, wife, and one or more of their biological children.