PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Amnesia, Canola, Trans Fat
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| november 3, 2008 (aging of the internal organs, chapter 7) Regulatory system tries to show problems as you age. Sedentary youth is a problem, shouldn"t be blaming youth for inactivity instead. Should have good dietary habits from early on- cholesterol, health and heart. Very important to be conscious of stress levels, exercise, but to understand interplay between internal environment and external environment. Homeostasis= balance, body has own internal way to adapt to change and regaining sense of balance. Sensory system- touch, taste, vision, hearing,smell (important in aging) Presbyopia- occurs in midlife, that causes nearsightedness ; can see from far but not from close up ; is not a disease of the eyes, it just is an alternation of the elasticity of the lens. As we age collagen stiffens, which reduces the ability for the pupil to enlarge, this process begins when you are 20.
