GEOL 2081 Chapter : Synapse
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The assumption that disables people has somewhat less that a full life: hormone replacement therapy (hrt)- taking hormones (in pills, patches, or injections) to compensate for hormone reduction. Hrt is a most common in women at menopause or after removal of the ovaries, but men also use it as their testosterone decreases. Hrt has some medical used but also carries health risks. Presbycusis usually is not apparent till after the age 60. 0. Their total qaly is less than the total year the live: senescence- the process of aging whereby the body becomes less strong and efficient. Slows everyone down but some adults have unused reserves: vitality- a measures of health that refers to how healthy and energetic- physically, intellectually, and socially- an individual actually feels. Adults seek to be productive in a caring way, often as parents but perhaps through art, caregiving, and employment. G can be inferred from vocabulary, memory and reasoning.
