HLST 200: Aging Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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HLST 200: Aging Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
Reasons of the aging population
low fertility rates, increase in life expectancy, and effects of the baby boom
Issues related to overall aging
retirement costs, health costs, grey-power politics
chronological age
Age as measure...
HLST 200: Aging Exam Questions With 100%
Verified Answers
Reasons of the aging population
low fertility rates, increase in life expectancy, and effects of the baby boom
Issues related to overall aging
retirement costs, health costs, grey-power politics
chronological age
Age as measured in years from date of birth
functional age
a combination of chronological, physiological, and emotional ages
physiological age
The normal functioning of our bodies as controlled by the interactions between physical and chemical
bodily states
psychological age
an individual perception of how "old" a person feels, sometimes based on an individual's behaviour
social age
determined by how well people cope with their social roles
Thinking young-keeping the brain young
use it or lose it; doing word associations that improve recall
The brain as we age: recalling information takes long
mid-late 60's the brain slows down just by a matter of milliseconds. As long as elderly are not rushed,
they adapt and perform just as well and young.
The brain as we age: distractions become more disruptive
past 50, they find it more difficult to divide their attention or remember details of a story after having
switched their attention to something else.
The brain as we age: "accessing" names gets harder
remembering names, (especially those we don't use a lot), diminishes by 50% between ages 25-65.
The brain as we age: learning new information is harder
the speed at which we receive, absorb, and react to information changes.
The brain as we age: wisdom matters
memory tests involving knowledge of the world, vocabulary, or judgment, older people outperform
their younger counterparts.
, dementia
group of disorders that includes a number of symptoms such as loss of memory, judgement,
reasoning, and changes in mood.
50 to 70 percent of dementia causes are caused by
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease
gradual onset and progressive deterioration of brain cells and mental capacity.
women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's than men. By age 85 ______ percent of women suffer
from Alzheimer's
28 to 30
Mens primary sex hormone declines by ____ between ages _____
40 percent, 48 and 70
andropause
gradual changes in the sexual hormones and reproductive system of middle-aged males
perimonopause
the period from a woman's first irregular cycles to menopause, the end of menstrutation
average onset for perimenopause
45, but it can start anytime between 39 and 51
During perimenopause
oocytes die off at a faster rate. Number of egg cells drop.
hormonal shift of perimenopause
pituitary gland produces extra follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone causing night
sweats or hot flashes
menopause
the complete cessation of a woman's menstrual cycles
effects of menopause
mouth problems, skin issues, hot flashes, hair loss, decreased libido, uti's are common, ovarian cysts
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