Module 8 Psych 140 Portage Learning
1. late aduldhood: starts in 60's, can be the longest age grouping in one's life if
an individual lives to old age
2. Do most older adults develop dementia?: No, It is not a normal part of
aging.
Only a small percentage of 65-to-75-year-old people have a neurocognitive
disorder. However, this number increases with age (50% of individuals 85 and
older have a neurocognitive disorder)_
3. What are some causes of neurocognitive disorders?: various diseases,
severe drug/alcohol abuse, stroke, or progressive deterioration caused by a
variety of factors
4. Why do women typically outlive men?: Partly genetics, but mostly
environmental. Men are more likely to engage in risky behaviors, abuse drugs
and alcohol, and be less vigilant about their overall health.
5. primary aging: the universal and irreversible physical changes that occur to
all living creatures as they grow older, genetically influenced, and thought to be
unavoidable at this point
6. secondary aging: aging that is not inevitable and occurs due to choices we
make and environmental exposures
7. "wear and tear" theory: States that time and exertion is the enemy, and
focuses on secondary aging but ignores the actual cause which is primary
aging. However there are holes in this theory: body does a great job at
repairing itself, individuals who engage in a lot of exercise and activity are
typically healthier and longer-lived than sedentary individuals,
8. free radical theory: theory of aging that states that free radicals triggered by
certain environmental contaminants might be linked to various diseases and
maladies that coincide with aging. Accumulating free radicals over time might
be associated with problems such as cataracts and arthritis
9. Cellular theories of aging: -Free radicals
-Hayflick Limit
10. Hayflick Limit Theory: states that human adult cells have a limited number of
times that they can divide (approximately 20). After this limit is reached, the
cells will begin to die.
11. programmed cell death theories: focus on how cells appear to be designed
to self-destruct in our genetic code. A variety of processes contribute to this
programmed cell death, and many of the diseases associated with aging, such
as osteoporosis and Alzheimer's, have evidence of being at least partly caused
by these processes.
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1. late aduldhood: starts in 60's, can be the longest age grouping in one's life if
an individual lives to old age
2. Do most older adults develop dementia?: No, It is not a normal part of
aging.
Only a small percentage of 65-to-75-year-old people have a neurocognitive
disorder. However, this number increases with age (50% of individuals 85 and
older have a neurocognitive disorder)_
3. What are some causes of neurocognitive disorders?: various diseases,
severe drug/alcohol abuse, stroke, or progressive deterioration caused by a
variety of factors
4. Why do women typically outlive men?: Partly genetics, but mostly
environmental. Men are more likely to engage in risky behaviors, abuse drugs
and alcohol, and be less vigilant about their overall health.
5. primary aging: the universal and irreversible physical changes that occur to
all living creatures as they grow older, genetically influenced, and thought to be
unavoidable at this point
6. secondary aging: aging that is not inevitable and occurs due to choices we
make and environmental exposures
7. "wear and tear" theory: States that time and exertion is the enemy, and
focuses on secondary aging but ignores the actual cause which is primary
aging. However there are holes in this theory: body does a great job at
repairing itself, individuals who engage in a lot of exercise and activity are
typically healthier and longer-lived than sedentary individuals,
8. free radical theory: theory of aging that states that free radicals triggered by
certain environmental contaminants might be linked to various diseases and
maladies that coincide with aging. Accumulating free radicals over time might
be associated with problems such as cataracts and arthritis
9. Cellular theories of aging: -Free radicals
-Hayflick Limit
10. Hayflick Limit Theory: states that human adult cells have a limited number of
times that they can divide (approximately 20). After this limit is reached, the
cells will begin to die.
11. programmed cell death theories: focus on how cells appear to be designed
to self-destruct in our genetic code. A variety of processes contribute to this
programmed cell death, and many of the diseases associated with aging, such
as osteoporosis and Alzheimer's, have evidence of being at least partly caused
by these processes.
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