Aging and what it means for Canadians
Scott Rathwell Ph.D.
,Aging
1. What does aging mean to you?
2.
3.
4. What makes them stand out (i.e., seem older or younger)?
,What does aging mean?
Aging: Pattern
Patternof
ofchanges
changesthat
thatoccurs
occursasas one
one grows
grows older
older
Gerontology: Study
Study of
of the
the social,
social, cultural,
cultural, psychological,
psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects o
biological aspects
, What does aging mean?
There five different definitions of aging:
Chronological
ChronologicalAge
age
BiologicalAge
Biological age
Psychological
PsychologicalAge
age
Social
SocialAge
age
Functional
FunctionalAge
age
Scott Rathwell Ph.D.
,Aging
1. What does aging mean to you?
2.
3.
4. What makes them stand out (i.e., seem older or younger)?
,What does aging mean?
Aging: Pattern
Patternof
ofchanges
changesthat
thatoccurs
occursasas one
one grows
grows older
older
Gerontology: Study
Study of
of the
the social,
social, cultural,
cultural, psychological,
psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects o
biological aspects
, What does aging mean?
There five different definitions of aging:
Chronological
ChronologicalAge
age
BiologicalAge
Biological age
Psychological
PsychologicalAge
age
Social
SocialAge
age
Functional
FunctionalAge
age