Late adulthood is typically considered ages ___ and older. 65 and older
Late adulthood - Young old 65 to 74 years old.
Late adulthood - Old old 75 to 84 years old.
Late adulthood - Oldest old 85 and older
Late adulthood is getting ____ as people are living longer. longer
Life expectancy is cur...
FAD 3220 Chapter 9 Test Questions and
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Late adulthood is typically considered ages ___ and older. ✅65 and older
Late adulthood - Young old ✅65 to 74 years old.
Late adulthood - Old old ✅75 to 84 years old.
Late adulthood - Oldest old ✅85 and older
Late adulthood is getting ____ as people are living longer. ✅longer
Life expectancy is currently around ____ years of age (for person born in 2012), ___ (in
1776), __ (in 1900), ___ (in 1950), and ___ (in 1990) ✅1. Life expectancy is currently
around 79 years of age (for person born in 2012).
A. 35 (in 1776).
B. 47 (in 1900).
C. 68 (in 1950)
D. 75 (in 1990)
Currently 1 out of ___ people are in late adulthood. The Fastest growing segment is
ages __. ✅1. Currently, 1 out of 8 people is in late adulthood.
2. Fastest growing segment is people 85 and older.
More people are in late adulthood due to factors such as (6) ✅1. Declines in fertility.
2. Economic growth.
3. Better nutrition.
4. Healthier lifestyles.
5. Improved control of diseases.
6. Advances in technology and medicine.
Ageism ✅Prejudice and discrimination directed at older people.
Examples of ageism ✅Crotchety. Old codger. Old coot. Senile. Geezer. Old hag
Many studies suggest that older people are viewed more ____ than younger people.
✅negatively, particularly those relating to general competence and attractiveness
Primary aging (What it is also known as and what it is) ✅(*senescence*): aging that
involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic programming, occur as
people get older; gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration throughout life.
, Secondary aging ✅changes in physical and cognitive functioning that are due to
illness, health habits, and other individual differences, but are not due to increased age
itself and are not inevitable; aging process that results from disease and bodily abuse
and are often preventable
Physical Changes (4) (Characteristics on skin, hair, muscle/fat, and bones) ✅1. Skin
thins, pales, and wrinkles.
2. Hair thins, turns gray or white.
3. Fat and muscle shrink.
4. Bones are less dense.
Bones are less dense (2) (Characteristic on osteoporosis and size) ✅1. Osteoporosis
predominantly an issue for women (reduced estrogen production).
2. Shrinking in stature or "hump" stature.
Osteoporosis affects __% of women over 60. ✅25%
Physical Changes - Double Standard of Aging (of men and women) ✅A double
standard for appearance, by which women are judged more harshly than men. For
instance, gray hair in men is often viewed as "distinguished"; in women it is a sign of
being "over the hill"
1. Men- naturally
2. Women- fight signs of aging
The Aging Brain - (4) (Characteristics on time, volume, number, myelin sheath, and
nerve cells) ✅1. In healthy individuals, changes in the aging brain are very subtle.
2. Brain gradually diminishes in volume and weight, decrease in number/density of
neurotransmitters.
3. Myelin sheath thins.
4. Older brains can grown new nerve cells from stem cells.
Internal Changes (4) (Characteristics on immune, digestive, and respiratory system and
heart) ✅1. Immune system may be depressed.
2. Respiratory system is less efficient.
3. Digestive system produces less digestive juice.
4. Heart rhythm becomes slower and more irregular.
Heart rhythm becomes slower and more irregular - Blood flow ____ through ___ and
____ ____. ✅Blood flow decreases through hardening and shrinking arteries.
Reaction times ______ in older adulthood, which may account for ____. ✅1. Reaction
times lengthen in older adulthood.
2. May account for fatal car accidents - experience as many as young teenagers
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