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Aftercare programs refer to informal and formal programs of support for individuals coping with loss and grief, usually offered by funeral service practitioners after the funeral and disposition are completed which may include providing death education to the community
afterimage that which arises after looking at a visual stimulus, usually for several seconds.
See Positive afterimage; Negative afterimage
The aftermath of nursing home Abuse refers to the psychological, emotional, and Cognitive effects experienced by elderly individuals who have been subjected to Mistreatment, Neglect, or harm in a Long-term care Facility.
Agape means Selfless Caring..Non-demanding, giving relationship.One would rather let themselves feel pain than allow their partner to suffer. It refers to to unselfish giving of one’s self in a loving relationship. One loves but expects nothing in return.
Age differentiation refers to discrimination based on the fact that older children have greater capabilities than do younger children.
Age differentiation also refers to denying a job/employment or promotion to someone solely on the basis of age
Age Discrimination in Employment Act refers to a federal law that, with its amendments, forbids discrimination against an individual who is over the age of 40.
Age effects refers to one of the three fundamental effects examined in developmental research, along with cohort and time-of-measurement effects, which reflects the influence of time-dependent processes on development.