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Developmental Psychology - Old Age Part 1

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This deck covers key concepts related to aging, including definitions, theories, and classifications of old age.

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prejudice or discrimination based on age

Ageism
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
prejudice or discrimination based on age
Ageism
gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration that begins early in life and continues through years irrespective of what people do to stave it off (nature
Primary Aging
results from disease, abuse, and disuse – factors that are often within a person’s control (nurture)
Secondary Aging
65-74 yrs old
Young Old
75-84 yrs old
Old Old
85 and above
Oldest old
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Developmental Psychology - Old Age Part 1
TermDefinition
prejudice or discrimination based on age
Ageism
gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration that begins early in life and continues through years irrespective of what people do to stave it off (nature
Primary Aging
results from disease, abuse, and disuse – factors that are often within a person’s control (nurture)
Secondary Aging
65-74 yrs old
Young Old
75-84 yrs old
Old Old
85 and above
Oldest old
how well a person functions in a physical and social environment in comparison with others of the same chronological age
Functional Age
study of the aged and aging processes
Gerontology
branch of medicine concerned with aging
Geriatrics
the age to which a person born at a certain time and place is statistically likely to live, given his or her current age and health status
Life Expectancy
actual length of life of members of a population
Longevity
death rates
Mortality Rates
longest period that members of our species can live
Human Life Span
the decline in body functioning associated with aging
Senescence
propose that people’s bodies age according to instructions built into genes and that aging is a normal part of development
Genetic Programming Theories
aging also may be influenced by specific genes “switching off” after age-related losses occur (Epigenesis)
Programmed Senescence Theory
Telomeres become shorter as the cell divides (cells can divide for no more than 50 times
Hayflick Limit
biological clocks act through hormones to control the pace of aging
Endocrine Theory
programmed decline in immune system functions leads to increased vulnerability to infectious disease and thus to aging and death
Immunological Theory
Aging is an evolved trait thus genes that promote reproduction are selected at higher rates than genes that extend lives
Evolutionary Theory