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activity theory

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argues that the more active people are the more likely they are to be satisfied with life

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social class and life history

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affect ones path through out the life course

  • such as earlier life events, cultural, historical events
  • unpredictable non normative life events
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characteristics of generativity

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  • attitude of care and inclusion
  • open to experience
  • tolerant of others
  • creative productive tendencies
  • broad scope of concern
  • other focused (next generation)
  • conscious of being a guide
  • generous mentor, share knowledge
  • encourages others to lead in their own style
  • emphasis on interpersonal values
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characteristics of stagnation

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  • attitude of exclusion (rejectivity)
  • intolerant of differences
  • conservative tendencies
  • narrow scope of concern
  • self asorbered
  • self interests focused on personal needs
  • little selfless giving and outreach to others
  • enforces current practices and conventions
  • emphasis on instrumental values
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compression of morbidity theory

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aim for healthy old age followed by rapid decline and death which would likely- enhance quality of life - extend life expectancy and health span - reduce health giver costs and caregivers burden

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normal aging

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is an underlying time dependent biological process that although not itself a disease, involves functional loss and susceptibility to disease and death age related decline

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chance

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the result of External Events - random negative factors that damage the cells of the body systems over time

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fate

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an Internal Necessity - built in genetic program that proceeds inevitably to death

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wear and tear theory

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see aging as a result of chance ex. our joints and bone become damaged over time as a result of living

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somatic mutation theory

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little scientific evidence to support at this time - notes that cells can be radiation and as a result mutate or experience genetic changes - modern wear and tear theory

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accumulative waste theory

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postulate that the accumulation of waste products eventually interferes with cell metabolize and lead to death

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autoimmune theory

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say that the system may eventually become defective and no longer distinguish the bodies own tissue from foreign tissue (inflammation) -body may begin to attack itself as suggested by the increase with age of autoimmune diseases ex. arthritis, lupus multiple sclerosis

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ageing clock theory

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claims that aging is programmed into our bodies like a clock ticking away from the moment of conception
-aging is caused by a gland like the hypothalamus ex. menopause

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cross linking theory

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claims that the bodily changes that we see as we age results from the accumulation of cross-linking compounds in the collagen s\which gradually becomes stiff

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free radical theory

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damage created by free radical (molecules that appear as a by product of oxygen metabolism in cells) eventually give rise to the symptoms we recognize as aging

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cellular theory

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argues that aging is ultimately the result from the progressive weakening of capacity for cell division

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Hatflick limit

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the finite number of cell divisions that normal human cells in tissue culture can go through

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restricting food intake

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only environmental intervention that has shown scientifically connected to longevity

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fluid intelligence

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applied to new tasks or the ability to come up with novel or creative solutions to unforeseen problems

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crystallized intelligence

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reflects accumulated past experiences and the effect of socialization -reflects gains made in practical everyday life expertise often associated with wisdom

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dementia

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mental disorders that lie along a spectrum and are caused by organic deterioration of the brain -is a syndrome not a disease