HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture : Health and Aging Lecture - February 6th, 2012
7 Feb 2012
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To examine: y changes in psychological functioning (normal) y changes in psychological functioning (abnormal) y aging and theories of ethnicity. Continuity theory you don t disengage from society, continue doing things you like and did during middle age continue activities as long as possible. Brain y shrinks in size y loses weight y parts of the brain lose neurons. There changes place gradually throughout life y the nervous system is able to adapt to change y most neurons live through the entire life of the person y the body creates new neurons even later in life. Neuron connection being made to overcome deficiency. Five psychological functions affected by aging: memory, leaning, intelligence, personality, creativity. The recall of information that one has learned. Older people don t want to lose their memory, as it makes them feel independent. Latency: the length of time a person takes to respond or react (processing time. ) Older people need more time to retrieve information.
