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1
Q

What is the life expectancy in Australia?

A

78 for males

83 for females

2
Q

What is the increase in life expectancy due to?

A

Declines in death especially from cardiovascular disease

3
Q

What are the leading causes of death in Australia?

A

Cancer
Chronic heart disease
Stroke

4
Q

What is the life expectancy for Indigenous Australians?

A

56 for males

63 for females

5
Q

At what age are you considered to be “ageing”?

A

Oveer 65

6
Q

What domains does ageing affect?

A

Physical
Intellectual/cognitivee
View of self/personality

7
Q

How does inter individual variability change with age?

A

Increases

8
Q

In which groups are age effects smaller?

A

High IQ

9
Q

In which tasks is there a slowing with ageing?

A

Speed of response a factor

10
Q

What type of memory typically declines with age?

A

Working memory

11
Q

How does fluid and crystallised intelligence change with age?

A

Fluid intelligence declines more than crystallised

12
Q

What is Erikson’s developmental task in late life?

A

Conflict: ego integrity vs despair
Solution: construct coherent and meaningful life history

13
Q

How does personality change through older age?

A
Relatively stable
Less
- Impulsive
- Anxious
- Angry
14
Q

What can personality changes in the elderly be?

A

Warning of incipient disease