PSY313H5 Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Guide
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The fourth age = 85+, the fastest growing segment of the population. 4 key characteristics of age-health relations: o o o o. Health is lifelong process determined in various ways by interplay b/w biogenetic processes and cultural/environmental influences. Health is maintained/changed in part by actions & inactions of individual. Biophysiological, cog, social processes affecting dev. changes in health and disease operate at multiple levels (cells, tissues, organs, complex systems) Health refers to wellness as well as disease/illness. Health: state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merely absence of disease or infirmity. Chronic illnesses = leading causes of deaths in older adults; heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease (stroke) = 60%; decreasing over time, though. 48% of older men, 55% of older women have hypertension. 20% of older men, 15% of older women have diabetes (increased in recent years) Prevalence of high cholesterol decreased, thanks to medications; obesity is increasing.
