PSYCH-200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cerebral Circulation, Amygdala, Assisted Living
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Competence ability to function in physical health, sensory-perceptual skills, motor skills, cognitive skills, and ego strength. Environmental press physical, interpersonal, or social demands that environments put on people. According to erikson, process by which older adults try to make sense of their lives. Evaluation of one"s life that is associated with positive feeling. Brain structure associated with emotional regulation (changes in activation from young adult to old age) In young adults, arousal of the amygdala is associated with negative emotion arousal. In older adults, both amygdala activation and emotional arousal are lower; older adults experience less negative emotion, lower rates of depression, and better well-being. Coping strategy including pastoral care, participating in religious activities, and expressing faith in god. Meditation shows positive structural changes in areas of the brain related to attention and memory. Meditation shows increased cerebral blood flow during meditation. Retirement financial resources need to feel comfortable in retirement (65-75% of current income)
