PSY 2114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hayflick Limit, Senescence, Osteoarthritis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Wendy Lee

Document Summary

The older you make it, the chances of living longer are increased. Lifestyles are becoming similar, less crime and war, better hc for men. Statistics canada"s health adjusted life expectancy(hale): calculated based on self-reported impairment from sensory (vision, hearing, speech), walking/moving, dexterity, emotion, cognition, and pain. Sensory problems declined as source of poor health, but mobility and pain (especially females) accounted for more health issues. Not clear if increases in hale because of general increasing life expectancy or decreasing health issues depends on the health issues you look at. Women suffer from chronic nonlethal diseases (osteoporosis), men have lethal diseases (heart attack) High levels of emotional and personal well being. Effective strategies to master gains and losses of later life. Loss in cognitive potential and ability to learn. Problems with quality of life, dying with dignity. Metabolic theories: we have limited energy to spend in a lifetime. Only evidence for slight increase in longevity from reduced calories eaten.