Download 23-Late Adulthood-Biosocial

Judgment on
chronological age
Prejudice &
Prediction
Demographic Pyramid
(Age-Sex Pyramid
becoming more square)
Study of
aging
Demographic
shift
More older Less younger
Calorie restriction
(1,000 calories a day)
Telomerase
(Enzyme)
Centenarians
Gerontology
(Scientific)
Geriatrics
(Medical)
Taste, Touch,
smell, hearing
impaired
122 years =
maximum human
life span
(Strategies)
Diet: little meat or fat
(more vegetables)
Work
Family (Social activity)
Exercise
Relaxation
Demeaning way of
speaking to older adults
Elderspeak
Ageism
Osteoporosis
(Porous,
fragile bones)
Wear &
Tear
Theories
of aging
Genetic clock
Immune
system
"T" cells
(Thymus)
Attack infected
cells
"B" cells
(Bone)
Creates
antibodies destroys
bacteria &
viruses
Types of
aging
Secondary
(Specific illness)
Cardiovascular
Disease
Aging &
Disease
Cell replication
problems
Can lengthen
telomeres may slow aging
Senses
23 - Late
Adulthood
Biosocial
Development
Hayflick Limit
(About 50 times in humans)
Telomeres
(End of chromosomes)
-Shortening causes death
Primary
(No specific illness)
Universal, irreversible
physical changes
DNA regulates
aging
Cellular
aging
Oxygen "free radicals"
(Antioxidants - Vitamins
A,C,&E may nullify)
= Loss of ability of
cells to duplicate
perfectly
Compensation
Compression
of morbidity
(Shorter illness
before death)
E.g. Driving
slower
Leading cause of
death in men & women
Risk factors:
Diabetes
Smoking
Abdominal fat
High blood pressure
Lack of exercise
High cholesterol