BIOLOGICAL THEORY
This is the biological theory that best explains aging.
What is none?
The maximum number of years a person can live
What is lifespan?
This is the process of generation of new neurons - demonstrated in rats and also humans
What is neurogenesis?
This type of attention is the ability to maintain focus on one tasks or event for a prolonged period and remains stable for older adults.
What is sustained attention?
Older adults show an upward trend in this type of work after retirement.
What is part-time?
This theory suggests that cells can only divide 75-80 times, slowing with age, limiting human lifespans to 120-125 years.
What is cellular clock theory?
The number of years a person born in a particular year/cohort will typically live
What is life expectancy?
This is a deterioration of the center of the visual field - it is a disease that affects the retina.
What is macular degeneration?
The concept of higher-order functioning like self-control, goal-directed behavior, managing thoughts, etc.
What is executive functioning?
in 2011, the average age of retirement for men was A) and for women was B).
What is A) 64 and B) 62.
This theory states that people age due to the process of cells metabolizing and releasing by-products including unstable oxygen which damages cells and DNA
What is free radical theory?
There will be over 800,000 of these people by 2050
What are centenarians?
___A_____ replaced ____B___ as the leading cause of death among older adults, although B is still the leading cause of death among those 75+
What is A) cancer and B) cardiovascular disease?
______ is defined by expert and practical judgement about vital matters; it is not related to age or intelligence as much as it is related to experience, solving difficult problems, creativity, and openness to experience (Baltes, 2006)
What is wisdom?
This is the percentage of adults 65-74 that are sexually active.
What is 53%?
This theory suggests that the chemicals released in the body during stress remain active longer in the bodies of older people and during, prolonged bouts of stress the stress chemicals increase disease risk.
What is hormonal stress theory?
# was the average life expectancy for men and # for women in 2010, according to the CDC.
what is -- 75.7 for men and 80.8 for women.
This is a mood disorder in which an individual is unhappy, demoralized, self-derogatory, and bored, yet 80% of older adults with this disorder receive no treatment.
What is major depression?
This is a global term for any neurological disorder that impairs cognitive functioning.
What is dementia?
Helman, Copeland, & VanDerhei (2012) surveyed workers and found that they were concerned about drawing retirement income from savings and also another aspect of retirement income.
What is paying for health care expenses?
These DNA sequences that shorten over time, are implicated in aging and disease processes.
What are telomeres?
In addition to genes, these additional factors are known to influence survival to very old age (100+).
What are factors including family history, health, education, personality, & lifestyle?
In the study on health, survival, and well-being for older adults that live in nursing homes, the authors reported that this was most important.
What is self-determination/control?
This type of dementia is in part triggered by the degeneration of dopamine producing neurons in the brain.
What is Parkinson Disease?
This country had the highest life expectancy in 2011
What is Monaco?