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Frail older adults is defined as older adults who have physical disabilities, are very ill, and may have cognitive or psychological disorders and who need assistance with everyday tasks.

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Deutsch: Rahmen / Español: Marco / Português: Moldura / Français: Cadre / Italiano: Cornice

Frame in psychology refers to the cognitive structures that shape how individuals perceive and interpret information. These mental frameworks influence our understanding, decision-making, and behaviour by providing a context or lens through which we view the world.

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Deutsch: Bezugsrahmen / Español: Marco de Referencia / Português: Quadro de Referência / Français: Cadre de Référence / Italian: Quadro di Riferimento

Frame of reference in the psychology context refers to the set of beliefs, experiences, values, and perspectives that shape how an individual perceives, interprets, and responds to the world around them. It is the mental framework through which people view and understand their environment, influencing their thoughts, behaviors, and interactions with others.

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Frame-of-reference training is defined as a method of training raters in which the rater is provided with job-related information, a chance to practice ratings, examples of ratings made by experts, and the rationale behind the expert ratings.

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Framing means in thought, the terms in which a problem is stated or the way that it is structured; whether messages stress potential gains (positively framed) or potential losses (negatively framed)

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Framing effect means decision-making bias caused by a propensity to evaluate outcomes as positive or negative changes from their current state.

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Framingham heart study refers to the large-scale longitudinal study following over 5,000 residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, that has contributed to our understanding of heart disease.

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