PSY313H5 Lecture Notes - Baby Boomers, Biomarker, Ageism
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Lecture 1 adult development & aging: basic concepts. Majority of people more or less subscribe to this view. Peak at around a certain age then start to decline at an increasing rate. Primary aging" (or just aging") normal, disease-free, age-related changes which occur throughout adulthood. This is the basic meaning of the term, and the key concern of this course. Primary aging = aging is not a disease, catching disease can be increased as you get older but those can be avoided, unlike aging. Secondary aging" changes related to disease, lifestyle, and environmental factors that are not intrinsically part of aging per se. Secondary aging = certain diseases related to aging but are not necessarily part of aging. Longer we live, longer the exposure to exposure. Depends on the environment one lives in (i. e. hearing ability of people in toronto to those in. Those in easter island would have better hearing)
