Unlike chronological age, this refers to actual competence and performance
What is functional age
100
The number of years that an individual born in a particular year can expect to live, starting at any given age
What is average life expectancy
100
Basic self-care tasks required to live on one’s own, such as bathing, dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, or
eating
What is Activities of daily living (ADLs)
100
Tasks necessary to conduct the business of daily life and that require some cognitive competence, such as telephoning,
shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
What is Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
100
A condition in which the immune system malfunctions and turns against normal body tissues
What is Autoimmune response
200
The number of years a person born in a particular year can expect to live in full health, without disease or injury
What is average healthy life expectancy
200
When surviving members of low-SES ethnic minority groups live longer than members of the white majority
What is Life expectancy crossover
200
The species-specific limit to length of life for a person free of external risk factors
What is maximum lifespan
200
Cloudy areas in the lens, resulting in foggy vision and (without surgery) eventual blindness
What is Cataracts
200
When light-sensitive cells in the macula break down, central vision blurs and gradually is lost
What is Macular degeneration
300
A condition in which breathing ceases for 10 seconds or longer, resulting in many brief awakenings
What is Sleep apnea
300
An array of devices that permit people with disabilities to improve their functioning
What is Assistive technology
300
Genetically influenced declines that affect all members of our species and take place in the context of overall good health
What is Primary aging (or biological aging)
300
The most common type of arthritis. It involves deteriorating cartilage on the ends of bones of frequently used joints.
What is Osteoarthritis
300
The most common form of dementia, in which structural and chemical brain deterioration is associated with gradual loss of many thought and behavior.