Physical Changes
This sense is most commonly reduced first in older adults.
Answer: What is vision?
Many older adults effectively use________ to accommodate loss.
What is selective optimization compensation (SOC)
This theory suggests aging is due to accumulated cellular damage over time.
What is wear-and-tear theory?
memory related to the self or one’s own personal events
What is autobiographical memory
This mental health condition is often underdiagnosed in older adults.
What is depression
Loss of muscle mass and strength in later adulthood is called this.
What is sarcopenia?
What is the fear most often expressed when we think about growing older?
This theory suggests the body prioritizes energy for reproduction over repair.
What is Kirkwood’s disposable soma theory?
Late adulthood often brings changes in the_______ stored information.
What is process of retrieval or recalling
What signifies the end of life?
What is death
This system slows down, making older adults more vulnerable to illness.
What is the immune system?
This disease is the most common cause of dementia.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
The body’s effort to maintain internal balance is called this.
What is homeostasis?
This type of memory involves recalling past personal experiences.
What is episodic memory?
Social isolation in older adults increases risk for this.
What is depression (or cognitive decline)?
Decreased bone density increases risk for this condition.
What is osteoporosis?
This cognitive change refers to difficulty multitasking or shifting attention.
What is decreased executive functioning?
This theory posits that aging results from a single cause: radiation. This radiation is all around.
What is Free Radicals- Evolutionary Aging Theories
Older adults may have difficulty finding the right word or experience what phenomenon?
What is the tip-of-the-tongue
This term refers to maintaining purpose and engagement in life.
What is successful aging?
This term describes overall physical slowing, including reaction time.
What is psychomotor slowing?
Wisdom is associated with________
What is practical knowledge, ability to reflect on and apply that knowledge, emotional maturity, listening skills, and creativity in a way that helps others.
Damage-based theories argue that _________ occurs when the body’s defense mechanisms can no longer fend off the attack of free radicals, injuring DNA or damaging telomeres.
What is senescence (i.e., decline to death)
This type of intelligence often remains stable or improves with age.
What is crystallized intelligence?
Evidence-based studies of effective ________ prevention in older adults are lacking.
What is suicide