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lifespan.17

lifespan.17.late adulthood

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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)
Created by: walterina4327
 

 



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