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lifespan.17
lifespan.17.late adulthood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gerontologists p572 | specialists who study aging |
| young old p573 | healthy & active |
| old old p573 | some health problems |
| oldest old p573 | (blank) |
| 1 of 8 people 65 yrs or older p573 | (blank) |
| ageism p 573 | (blank) |
| respect for elders p573 | (blank) |
| test for older people p.574 | (blank) |
| primary aging - senescence p575 | (blank) |
| secondary aging - due to illness, health habits p575 | (blank) |
| collagen loss - p575 | (blank) |
| osteoporosis p576 | thinning of bones due to reduction of estrogen-lack of calcium in diet |
| double standard p576 | (blank) |
| brain space-blood flow -p576 | (blank) |
| heart capacity p577 | (blank) |
| respiratory system-digestive system | (blank) |
| peripheral slowing hypothesis p578 | peripheral nervous system |
| generalized slowing hypothesis p578 | all parts of nervous system, including brain, less efficient |
| drivers-over 70 - fatal accidents-p578 | (blank) |
| perception of time p579 | changes in way brain coordinates internal time clock |
| light in eyes - 60-yr old is one-third less than 20 years old p579 | (blank) |
| cataracts -579 | cloudy or opaque ares on lens-treat with surgery |
| glaucoma p579 | pressure in fluid of eye increases |
| age-related macular degeneration (AMD) p579 | (blank) |
| antioxidant vitamins C, E & A | (blank) |
| Hearing - p579 | (blank) |
| hearing loss p580 | (blank) |
| taste & smell p580 | (blank) |
| taste-fewer taste buds in tongue | (blank) |
| BRAIN decreased brain size-reduced blood flow p. 580 | (blank) |
| health good over 65 - 3/4 say yes p581 | (blank) |
| alzheimer's p585 | (blank) |
| alzheimers - driving accidents p585 | (blank) |
| older people-health care p585 | (blank) |
| active life spans p586 | (blank) |
| 15-50% elderly lack nutrition p586 | (blank) |
| AIDS over 50 - 10% p.588 | (blank) |
| genetic programming theory of aging p | (blank) |
| free radicals p589 | (blank) |
| life expectancy p589 | (blank) |
| telomere therapy p590 | (blank) |
| reduce free radicals p591 | (blank) |
| restrict calories p591 | (blank) |
| women live longer p592 | (blank) |
| Af. Am p592 | (blank) |
| IQ test - misused p594 | (blank) |
| cohort effects p594 | (blank) |
| longitudinal study p594 | (blank) |
| sequential studies p594 | (blank) |
| fluid intelligence declines with age p594 | (blank) |
| Age 67 - some cognitive declines p595 | (blank) |
| 1/3 in 70's score higher than young adult p595 | (blank) |
| plasticity - p595 | behavior is susceptible to experience |
| SALTHOUSE "cognitive reserve" | (blank) |
| episodic memories p595 | recall exactly what year you visited New York |
| semantic memories - general facts p595 | (blank) |
| implicit memories - p595 | riding a bike |
| short-term memory loss p597 | (blank) |
| autobiographical memory p597 | (blank) |
| 70 yrs - remember 20's & 30's best p597 | (blank) |
| 50-yr.-old-teenage yrs & 20's p597 | (blank) |
| memory-environmental p597 | (blank) |
| information processing deficits p597 | (blank) |
| biological factors-frontal lobe deterioration p598 | (blank) |
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