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Chapter 1: Perspectives - Answer What are some demographic changes that have occurred leading to the growth in the older adult population? - Answer Decline in infant mortality More medication and treatment for diseases Baby boomer generation. Different types of aging? - Answer Physical aging Biological aging Cosmetic aging Social aging Chronological aging What is homeostasis? - Answer Internal balance of the body. What happens to diversity with aging, and why? - Ans...

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Sensory Systems (7) - Answer Vision (sight) Audition (hearing) Vestibular (balance) Kinesthetic ("muscle sense") Tactile (touch-pain, pressure) Gustation (taste) Olfaction (smell) When age-related changes happen to sensory systems - Answer 40's - 50's gradual decline 70's - 80's limit behavior Adaptability and compensation for sensory systems - Answer Adaptability- rising above decline Compensation- using tools to rise above decline Most important fo...

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Who is the fastest growing demographic of the population? - Answer the "oldest old" (or individuals aged 85 and older) What are the 3 categories of OA? - Answer Differentiate between the "young old" (65-74), "middle old" (75-84), and the "old-old" (85+) What are population trends regarding OAs? - Answer Increase in the proportion of elderly people in the total population People are living to older ages (increased life expectancy) Increase in political ...

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What is Ageism? - Answer Negative attitudes toward old people Stereotypes or being discriminated against because of age (usually old age) What is gerontology? - Answer ◦The study of biological, social, psychological, economic, and political components that influence older people's lives ◦Biology, medicine, nursing, research, etc. What is Geriatrics? - Answer ◦Clinical study and treatment of older people and diseases that affect them ◦Medicine, nursing, dentistry ...

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Young Old - Answer Adults age 65-74 Middle Old - Answer Adults age 75-84 Old- Old - Answer Adults age 85-up Gerontology - Answer Broad study of aging process Geriatrics - Answer Focuses on medical problems associated with aging Three lifestyle factors that have a major impact on the manner in which we age are: - Answer *Regular Exercise *Proper Nutrition *Stress Management Reserve Capacity - Answer As we age our bodies become less and less capable of dea...

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The body's action always occurs through : - Answer muscle contractions. skeletal muscles - Answer allow us to engage in voluntary actions or movements, such as walking, running, and jumping. (600) order for connective tissue coverings of a skeletal muscle from the outermost to innermost - Answer epimysium, perimysium, endomysium, sarcolemma The two main categories of skeletal muscle fiber types that differ in physiological properties : - Answer 1. Type I (slow-twitch fibe...

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Which of the statements below is a true statement regarding the relationship between fitness and cognitive function? - Answer All of these The impact that exercise has on cognitive performance can best be described as - Answer Relatively small but significant Most studies suggest that cognitive function is affected by health status. T/F - Answer True Increasing oxygen transport and reducing hypoxia in the brain, preserving the brain's ability to synthesize and degrade neurot...

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Ch 1 baby boomers - Answer High number of birth between Ch 1 Is aging a disease or disability? - Answer NO Ch 1 Reserve capacity - Answer Ability of the organ systems to deal with high stress situations. After 30 our body starts to deteriorate Ch 1 Diversity increases with age Factors that may contribute to diversity aging: - Answer Heredity Diet Exercise Past illnesses Environment Education Occupation Ch 1 Gerontology vs. Geriatrics - Answer Gerontology-Bro...

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