FRHD 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Panic Disorder, Autonomic Nervous System, Prostate Cancer

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2060
• Professor: Scott Maitland

Document Summary

Limited number of times a cell can divide, about 50 times (+/- 10) (hayflick limit) Ex. like the ilet at the end of your shoelace, the telomere is a protectant for the chromosome and dna. The biological, psychological, sociocultural, and lifecycle forces. Three general approaches to slowing or reversing the aging process: Slow the fundamental processes of aging to increase life span. Arrest or reverse aging by removing the damage caused by the metabolic process. Four step process (thinning, loss of flexibility in connective tissue, elastin loses ability to stretch, underlying fat loss) Hair loss caused by destruction of germ centers that produce hair follicles. Greying caused by cessation of pigment production. Males do not lose facial hair (where does it increase?) Caused by hormonal changes of the climacteric. Differences in the way bodies look over time. Decrease in height and fluctuations in weight. Between mid 50s and mid 70s men lose about 1 inch and women 2 inches.