PSY 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-5: Cardiovascular Disease, Immune System, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Chapter 5. 5 - adulthood: physical development, best physical condition (mid 20"s around 25) physical exercise social relationships good nutrition mental stimulation. A. 3: old age: fastest growing segment of population, young people aren"t producing as many children better medical care and nutrition, more educated - people are living longer. In 1950, the avg life span was 49, now 75+ years: inequality between the sexes. Rst neurons to be destroyed are acetylcholine neurons (which are important for learning, memory and concentration) Rst symptom in person cannot learn something new starts in deep areas in the brain spreads up and destroy everything in it parts. Causes? are unknown characteristic of the brain of the disease tangles (within destruction breaks down of tav (malfunctioning protein that kills neurons from within) plaques (form outside the neurons and choke it). Due to malfunctioning protein and kill the neuron from the outside. Genetics early onset alzheimer"s (30-60 years) (rare) genetic abnormalities on chromosomes 24, 14, 1.