PSY 402 Lecture 5: Lecture-5-Notes-Complete
27 Oct 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
8 points to keep in mind about biological aging: development vs. Variability increases as we get older. (across different people) Intraindividual variability: variability within your own self. When you are stress you use back up capacity; in times of stress you have amazing backup capacity; when you are older you. Physical development in adulthood: changes in skin. Elastin loses its ability to keep the skin stretched out = saggy. If you have real low amount of muscles= sarcopenia: this can create a viscous circle; you have to have a good exercise program or schedule to maintain your muscles when you are older. Exercise more: osteoporosis- bones are porous, bones getting absorbed exceed the speed of bone synthesis. Two standard deviations of a standard 25 year old white women; most likely to have fair skin and small frame, ovaries removed at an early age.
