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Lecture notes of Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia. Very visually laid out. Lots of pictures. Easy learning.

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Aging-PART 1

life course trajectories of body functions

A normal development and decline .




↑S
=




<
B =
Exposure in
early life
may
leave imprints on structures or functions of
body
systems .




C mid life decline .
&
Exposure acting in later in
accelating age-related
=
or




Distribution of
ages

2014 2060
1950




Definitions of age What is old ?

Chronological age = measured in units of time months or years that have
Chronologically :




&
elapsed since birth . The of 65...
magic age

Biological age
= Where people stand relative to the number of
years they
>
Young-old : 65-74
yo is arbitrary
.

will live (in terms of the body's organ system and
physical appearance
>
Old-old : 75-84
yo

>
Speculative .
~
Oldest-old : 85 +
yo

functional Person's specific
age
=
competence in
carrying out tasks
functionally :




third from workforce
chronological age and
> In The between retirement the
comparison to peers . age
=




Psychological age = Refers to how well a person adapts to
changing conditions . start of
age-imposed limitations .


Social Views of The Fourth start
age
= held
by most members a
society about what individuals in a
age
=
Cognitive and physical limitations to


functioning
particular chronological age group should do and how
they should behave . interfere with everyday .

Perspectives of aging process
normative What is considered usual normal or outcome .
aging as
average
:
,




Successful What is considered an ideal rather than outcome.
aging average
:




Positive to find happiness and face of physical psychological challenges .
aging The
ability well-being even in the and or
:




Theoretical models of aging
1
. The selective optimization with compensation model of
aging .




=
Individuals
engage in adaption throughout their lives .
They are capable of learning and
changing and
calling upon extra reserve
capacity that
they
need to use under circumstances .
might not
ordinary

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