PSY 3128 Study Guide - Final Guide: Allostatic Load, Hormesis, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3128
• Professor: Vanessa Taler

Document Summary

: using an inattentional blindness paradigm developed by simons and chabris (1999) we found that older adults were more likely to experience inattentional blindness than young adults. Compression of morbidity (com): delay of the onset of disability relative to age of death. Biological age: index of aging-associated phenotypes that predict mortality/ morbidity better than does chronological age. Intermediate phenotypes: traits with greater reliability and less state dependency. Allostatic load: negative physiological effects of chronic exposure to stress. Resilience: physical and/or emotional capacity to recover from stress or adversity. Cehp: the nih cognitive and emotional health project. Hormesis: favorable or strengthening response to mild stressor. Brain reserve: capacity to withstand neuropathological damage before crossing threshold of impairment. Cognitive reserve: capacity to maintain performance in the presence of neuropathological damage by efficiency. Active: advanced cognitive training for independent and vital elderly. Both aerobic exercise and fitness training led to improvements in cognitive function in sedentary older adults.