Health Final

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Maximum life span

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theory that humans can live up to 120 years

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factors that determine life expectancy

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– Socioeconomic Factors
– Education
– Access to Health Care

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senile dementia

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medical term for dementia of old people

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symptoms of senile dementia

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– Loss of memory that increases over time
– Feeling confused
– Loss of problem-solving skills
– Agitated behavior
– Becoming lost in familiar settings
– Loss of interest in daily activities

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• Alzheimer’s Disease

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4 million americans have this
cause : • Presence of a specific protein, called
amyloid protein, which is localized in
certain areas of blood vessels in the brain

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two forms of Alzheimer’s disease:

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Familial Alzheimer’s disease
• Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease

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Parkinson’s Disease

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Second most common cause of
neurodegenerative disease (after Alzheimer’s
disease) among older persons
symptoms : – Tremor
– Rigidity
– Bradykinesia: The slowing down and loss of
spontaneous movement
– Postural instability: Impaired balance and
coordination of movements

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Osteoporosis

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condition mostly in women
-lost of bones.
-more prone to bone fractures
-prevention includes excercising when young to build bone mass

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Age-related macular degeneration

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dyeing cells in the retina
• 20% of people between 65 and 74 years old
• 40% of people over age 75

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Age-Related Hearing Loss

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• Hearing loss is the third most common chronic
condition among older adults.
• Approximately 4 million adults over the age of
65 suffer from hearing loss.
• Protecting hearing while young is essential to
preserving hearing when you become old.

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Telomeres

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structures at the end of chromosomes that mantain intergrety of that chromosome. Shortens as we age. More excercise has longer telemeres

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Stages of Dying

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• Denial and isolation
• Anger
• Bargaining
• Depression
• Acceptance

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Somatizers

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people who never show any
signs of anger and internalize their feelings
until there is eventually major bodily damage.

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Exploders

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Individuals who erupt like a
volcano and spread their temper like hot lave,
destroying anyone and anything in their path
with either verbal or physical abuse

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Self-Punishers

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– people who neither repress
their anger nor explode, but rather deny
themselves a proper outlet of anger because
of feelings of guilt

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Underhanders

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individuals who sabotage or
seek revenge against someone through
barely socially acceptable behavior (sarcasm,
tardiness, not returning phone calls)