Summary: Ch 14 &15
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What term believes that age determines who you are?
Ageism -
"dirty old man" "losing her marbles" are examples of what
stereotypes -
When people speak slower, exaggerated, and simple they are using what kind of speech?
Elder speak -
Shift in population, ex. "reduced births during WWII" "baby boomers"
demographic shift -
What theory believes body parts wear out part by part after years of use?ex. athletes( bad joints), smokers(destroy lungs)
wear and tear theory -
Age group 60-75, largest group, healthy and integrated with community
young old -
Over 75 y/o can suffer from deficits ( mental physical and social)
old old -
What happens when elders compensate for impairments and excel at selected tasks ex. driving slower and only during the day
selective optimization with compensation -
Universal changes with agingex. gray hair, wrinkles, vision
primary aging -
physical illness or condition that becomes more common with agingex. smoking-> cancer
secondary aging
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