Developmental Psych Chapter 17

________ can be traced to a reduction in the quality or intensity of light reaching the retina.

________ have the lowest life expectancy, then non- latino whites, then latinos.

________ is difficult because of diminishing sensitivity to contrasts and reduced tolerance for glare.

________ often goes undetected in older adults- illicit and prescription drugs.

________: involves damage to the optic nerve because of the pressure created by a buildup of fluid in the eye.

________: family of proteins that have been linked to longevity, regulation of mitochondria functioning in energy, possible benefits of calorie restriction, stress resistance, etc etc.

Allostasis: when faced with ________ such as stressful situations, the human body adapts by altering internal physiological processes.

Reduced ________ and decreased production of some neurotransmitters.

________: those with a slow onset and a long duration.

________: applied to individuals who live to be 110.

________ are less vulnerable to the aging process.

Hearing loss in older adults is linked to declining performance in activities of daily living, ________, and language.

Reductions in acetylcholine are linked to ________ in memory function and to the severe memory loss linked to alzheimers.

________ has only been documented in the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb.

________: thickening of the lens of the eye that causes vision to become cloudy and distorted.

________: deterioration of the macula of the retina.

________ is leading case of death in US middle- aged adults.

Decline in ________ has been attributed to improved drugs, decreased rates of smoking, improved diets, and increased exercise.

________ in the prefrontal cortex is lateralized less in older adults than in younger adults when they engage in cognitive tasks.

________ is linked to the acceleration of diseases in many older adults.

Defects in ________ are linked w cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, parkinsons, diabetic kidney disease, and impaired liver functioning.

________: a wearing down of body systems due to constant activity.

________ in lab animals can increase the animals longevity.

________ is a risk factor for the development of cataracts.

________ predicted an increase in all- cause mortality in individuals.

________ is strongly related to health problems in late adulthood.

________ typically declines in late adulthood.

Age of ________ is important in determining the degree of decline.

Improvements in ________, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle have increased our life expectancy.

Women have more resistance to infections and ________.

Differences in ________ across countries reflect factors such as health conditions and medical care throughout the lifespan.

________ were linked to memory impairment in older adults.

________: better physical well- being and mental performance, greater openness to social contacts, increased ability to assert mastery over ones life, greater volume in the brains hippocampus, reduced risk of cognitive impairment at 85.

________ decreases the onset of physical disability and reduces functional limitations in older adults.

________ ricochet around the cells, damaging DNA and other cellular structures.

________ is caused by oxidative damage and loss of critical micronutrients supplied by the cell.

Declining ________, color vision, and depth perception are associated with aging.

________ has not eliminated many harmful conditions and nonadaptive characteristics in older adults bc ________ is linked to reproductive fitness.

________: antioxidants counteract the cell damage caused by free radicals, which are produced both by the bodys metabolism and by environmental factors.

________, a good- quality sexual life, and interest in sex were positively related to health in middle and late adulthood.

________ of falling in older adults increases with age and is greater for women than for men.

Sexually ________ was longer for men than women.

________ in vision and hearing is much greater in individuals 75+ than in individuals 65- 74 yrs.

Being overweight was associated with lower all- cause mortality but being obese was associated with ________.

________: maximum number of years an individual can live.

________ occurs in individuals with disorders such as alzheimers.

________ might compensate for the possible loss of neurons through the seventies but not through the nineties.

Aging in the bodys ________ can lower resistance to stress and increase the likelihood of disease.

________ drops 40 % between the ages of 20 and 80, even when disease is not present.

________ was steepest in individuals with both visual and hearing problems.

maximum number of years an individual can live

number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live

latinos live 3.3 years longer than non-latino whites despite having lower educational attainment and income levels

individuals 100 years and older

applied to individuals who live to be 110

65-84 yrs

85+

widowed and live alone, if not institutionalized

persons ability to function

benefits conferred by evolutionary selection decrease with age

family of proteins that have been linked to longevity, regulation of mitochondria functioning in energy, possible benefits of calorie restriction, stress resistance, etc etc

cellular pathway that involves the regulation of growth and metabolism

when faced with external challenges such as stressful situations, the human body adapts by altering internal physiological processes

a wearing down of body systems due to constant activity

generation of new neurons

thickening of the lens of the eye that causes vision to become cloudy and distorted

involves damage to the optic nerve because of the pressure created by a buildup of fluid in the eye

deterioration of the macula of the retina

those with a slow onset and a long duration

illicit and prescription drugs

onset of alcoholism after age 65

better physical well-being and mental performance, greater openness to social contacts, increased ability to assert mastery over ones life, greater volume in the brains hippocampus, reduced risk of cognitive impairment at 85

use of taste enhancers and calorie supplements between meals

antioxidants counteract the cell damage caused by free radicals, which are produced both by the bodys metabolism and by environmental factors