Developmental Psychology - Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Longevity ➢


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BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF AGING

Evolutionary Theory of Aging

LIFE EXPECTANCY AND LIFE SPAN

Life Span


GENETIC/CELLULAR PROCESS THEORIES.
Life Expectancy


Centenarians
Supercentenarians Cellular Clock/Telomere Theory

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Mitochondrial Theory




THE YOUNG-OLD AND THE OLDEST-OLD Sirtuin Theory

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oldest-old

, mTOR Pathway Theory



Hormonal Stress Theory Language.




SLEEP
The Course of Physical Development
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in Late Adulthood
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THE AGING BRAIN

THE SHRINKING, SLOWING BRAIN. ➢


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THE ADAPTING BRAIN.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND MOVEMENT

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Neurogenesis.
Biological Processes.


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SENSORY DEVELOPMENT
Brain Development.
VISION.

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The Decrease in Brain Lateralization in Older Adults. →