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Branch of medicine which treats problems peculiar to old age and aging
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geriatrics
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the process of growing old
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Senescence
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the study of problems of aging
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gerontology
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prejudicial attitudes and behavior based on person's age
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ageism
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The five I's
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intellectual impairment
incontinence immobility instability iatrogenic drug reactions |
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ages 65-75
ages 76-90 over 90 |
elderly
old very old (old old) |
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Iatrogenic drugs can cause
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intellectual impairment
incontinence immobility instability |
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Chronological aging
biological aging psychological social |
easiest least useful
based on conditions cognitive, problem solving continuity, disengagement ( by others or by themselves) |
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65 and older /18-64 x100
1961 = 14.3% 1991 = 18.3% |
old-age dependency ratio
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maximum life span
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no more than 120 yrs
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genetically programmed shrinkage of thymus
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involution
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T or F
aging is the reversible progressive changes that take place in the performance of a cell, tissue, organ, total individual animal with the passage of time |
False
aging is the IRREVERSIBLE |
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the ability to adapt =
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the ability to survive
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aging of physiological control
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recovery from exercise
decreased ability to maintain body temp |
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death rate fm heat stroke
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8/100,000 70-79yrs
80/100,000 90-100yrs |
