Chapter 12 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Define quality of life
A multidimensional construct referring to an overall sense of well-being with a strong relation to a persons health perceptions and ability to function: includes aspects of physical and mental health and functioning and social support
Define morbidity
The quality or state of being morbid or unhealthful
Adults aged 60-79 years only ___% meet Canada’s physical activity guidelines
11%
How many hours of sedentary behaviour do older adults experience
10 hours (not including sleeping)
Define sarcopenia
A deficiency in the amount of skeletal muscle tissue
What is essential to prevent sarcopenia
Weight training
What is the recommendation of adult physical activity
60 mins of moderate to vigorous physical activity
Some researchers believe that _% per year is a general rate of decline for all skills and capacities
0.5%
Some researchers have suggested that many of the physical and cognitive declines associated with aging are in fact the result of a __
Long standing sedentary lifestyle or disuse
Define compensation theory
A theory of aging based on the notion that age related losses in one area can be offset by improvements in another area
Define the selective maintenance model
A model of aging emphasizing the role of high quality training and practice in acquiring and maintaining the domain specific characteristics required for high levels of skill
Research indicates that golf skill is ____ to degradation over time
Resistant
In general ___ and ___ appears to be more resistant to age related decline than physiological factors such as aerobic capacity
Cognitive
Motor skills
Define masters athletes
Athletes who are aged 30 years or older competing at the masters level of competition
Define mortality
Frequency of number of deaths in proportion to a population
What are some barriers to exercise for older adults
Health problems/pain
Lazy/not motivated
Too busy/no time
Fatigue
Bad weather
Don’t like exercise
Define stereotypes
Popularly held beliefs about a type of person or group of people
Define implicit priming
A technique used to activate or reinforce a belief without conscious awareness
Define disidentification
Reconceptualizing your self image to remove the value associated with a domain thereby reducing the impact of negative performance
What are determinants of physical activity and sport involvement in older adults
Demographic and biological factors
Behavioural attributes
Social and cultural factors
Physical environment factors
Psychological cognitive and emotional factors
Define socioeconomic status
The relative position of a family on a societal hierarchy based on aces to or control over wealth prestige and power
What are the most common psychological cognitive and emotional factors of determinants of physical activity in older adult s
Enjoyment
Perceived health and fitness
The model of successful aging is the balance of three components
Absence of chronic disease
Maintenance of cognitive and physical functioning
Active engagement with life
Define the dose response relationship
Refers to the change in an outcome cause by differing doses of a stressor. With respect to exercise it refers to the strong positive relationship between doses of exercise and positive health effects
