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Late adulthood |
65 years and up, final adult hood stage 8th span |
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Senscene |
The process of Aging |
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Kyphosis |
The humpback posture |
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Incontinence |
The inability to retain urine in the bladder until voluntary released |
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Macular degeneration |
I decrease blood supply to the retina loss of visual sharpness directly ahead but can see better out of corners |
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Alzheimer's disease |
A degenerative chronic brain disorder, forgetfulness later by serious cognitive dysfunction and eventual complete loss of mental functioning and death |
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Parkinson's disease |
Tremors, muscular weakness, peculiar gait , slurred speech can end in death from severe brain cell damage |
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adult brain cells |
Cells from patients or donors in tissue, organ systems and fat |
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Elderly |
Age 65 and up retirement |
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SOC Theory |
Siri that examines how selection optimization and compensation assist individuals and coping with declines associated with aging theory of successful aging |
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Explicit theoretical approach |
IQ goes down. Seek to study empirically wisdom in an objective and scientific way |
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Parallel processing |
Ability to cognitively process and complete two or more tasks at one time |
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Procedural memory |
Riding a bike , driving , walking |
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Inhibitory deficit Theory |
What aspects decline with aging and what remains stable cognitively |
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Off-target verbosity |
Drifting to irrelevant topics within a conversation |
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Elder speak |
Broken down, slowly, loudly speaking to an adult |
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Affect intensity |
Ones intensity of emotion |
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Ego Transcendence vs pre occupational Transcendence |
Living life fully , life more secure , satisfying and meaningful for those who are left after passing |
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Armored defended |
Those who want to maintain control over their life |
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Sense of integrity versus sense of despair |
The final psychosocial attitude proposed by Erikson. Integrity is characterized by completion of the task of Integrity the various aspects of the self concept and identity and evaluation of one's life as having been a meaningful and fulfilling experience despair is characterized by a feeling of loss disappointment and deep dissatisfaction with the way one's life was lived |
