GEY 3601 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Macular Degeneration, Thymus, Diverticulitis
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Because i have previous experience working with the elderly in a retirement community, i was already aware that these things were not true. Though i had heard theories like this, most of my life, actual life experience has shown these to not be true. Also, my grandmother who is 87, is healthier than many young people and goes and does a lot. 2. a) describe if older adults need less sleep, b) discuss some factors that may disrupt an older adults sleep, making them feel as if they did not have enough sleep. Though many older adults tend to get less sleep, it does not mean that they require less sleep than those younger than them. For any 4 out of the 9, explain for each one two reasons why these are age associated and not age related: in older adults there is a loss of neurons.