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lifespan.17.late adulthood

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