Reading Assignment 4
As I have aged I find that my memory has changed, not recalling people names is the most frustrating, since I was never good with that anyway. On many occasions, I find myself not remembering what I was about to do when I enter another room, what did I go in there to do. In order to be more productive and less frustrated, writing a list to remember things has been very beneficial. At other times, I have posted notes on my cell phone calendar, so that I get a daily reminder.
I have purchased gifts early in order to save time and money as so many do in this economy. However, by the time an occasion come to give the gift, I have forgotten where I have stored them. Or on occasions, you buy gifts that you’ve forgotten about until months later when you come across them …show more content…
Some of the research points reports cognitive ability in blacks decline faster. Whereas other research states the cognitive ability decline faster in whites. There doesn’t seem to be a true understanding for the discrepancy in the research. The participants in the research was derived from three longitudinal cohort studies located in Chicago. Those studies were the Minority Aging Research Study, Rush Memory and Aging Project and the Religious Orders Study. The Minority aging group were older blacks, Rush Memory group were older whites and Religious Orders was a mixed group with 7% being black. The participants were required to be free of dementia and do at least one yearly follow-up evaluation. Cognitive function as tested yearly with 17 individual test during a session that lasted one hour. Periodic measures were made of episodic memory using seven test: immediate and delayed recall, semantic memory, verbal fluency, working memory, perceptual speed, visuospatial ability and global
As I have aged I find that my memory has changed, not recalling people names is the most frustrating, since I was never good with that anyway. On many occasions, I find myself not remembering what I was about to do when I enter another room, what did I go in there to do. In order to be more productive and less frustrated, writing a list to remember things has been very beneficial. At other times, I have posted notes on my cell phone calendar, so that I get a daily reminder.
I have purchased gifts early in order to save time and money as so many do in this economy. However, by the time an occasion come to give the gift, I have forgotten where I have stored them. Or on occasions, you buy gifts that you’ve forgotten about until months later when you come across them …show more content…
Some of the research points reports cognitive ability in blacks decline faster. Whereas other research states the cognitive ability decline faster in whites. There doesn’t seem to be a true understanding for the discrepancy in the research. The participants in the research was derived from three longitudinal cohort studies located in Chicago. Those studies were the Minority Aging Research Study, Rush Memory and Aging Project and the Religious Orders Study. The Minority aging group were older blacks, Rush Memory group were older whites and Religious Orders was a mixed group with 7% being black. The participants were required to be free of dementia and do at least one yearly follow-up evaluation. Cognitive function as tested yearly with 17 individual test during a session that lasted one hour. Periodic measures were made of episodic memory using seven test: immediate and delayed recall, semantic memory, verbal fluency, working memory, perceptual speed, visuospatial ability and global