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10 Cards in this Set
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CONTINUED PROCESS OF BIOLOGIC, COGNITIVE, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CHANGE
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AGING
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BASED ON CELLULAR FUNCTION AND BODY PHYSIOLOGY
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BIOLOGIC THEORIES
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SPECIALISTS IN THE STUDY OF AGING PEOPLE
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GERONTOLOGISTS
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THAT INFLUENCES YOUR DEFINITION OF BEING OLD
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IT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF AGING;
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1. OLD PEOPLE ARE SICK
2. OLD PEOPLE CAN'T LEARN NEW THINGS 3. IT IS TOO LATE FOR LIFESYLE CHANGES TO IMPROVE HEALTH 4. OLD PEOPLE ARE NOT SEXUAL 5. OLD PEOPLE ARE A DRAIN ON SOCIETY 6. OLD PEOPLE ARE SENILE 7. MOST OLD PEOPLE ARE ISOLATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES. 8. MOST OLD PEOPLE LIVE IN NURSING HOMES 9. OLD PEOPLE ARE POOR 10. OLD PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY |
MYTHS ABOUT OLD PEOPLE
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BIOLOGIC THEORY, BODY CELLS ARE PROGRAMMED FOR A SPECIFIC LENGTH OF TIME AND THEN DIE. WHEN CELLS QUIT FUNCTIONING, THE PERSON EVENTUALLY DIES.
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THE BIOLOGIC CLOCK
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FREE-RADICAL THEORY
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BELIEVE THAT CELLS ARE DAMAGED BY TOXINS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, IN WASTE PRODUCTS OF METABOLISM, AND FROM DISEASE
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WEAR-AND-TEAR THEORY
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STATES THAT THE BODY CELLS AND ORGANS EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT, LIKE MACHINERY
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IMMUNE SYSTEM FAILURE THEORY
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THE SYSTEM LOSES IT ABILITY TO PROTECT FROM DISEASE
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AUTOIMMUNE THEORY
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HERE THE BODY NO LONGER RECOGNIZES ITSELF, AND BEGINS TO ATTACK ITSELF AND BREAK DOWN, AS OCCURS IN SOME TYPES OF ARTHRITIS
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