PSY 308 Study Guide - Final Guide: Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretase, Elastase, Vascular Dementia

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 308
• Professor: Alba Agostino

Document Summary

Class notes chapter 5 - health and prevention and elder abuse. Diseases of the cardiovascular system: conditions: atherosclerosis, accumulation of fatty deposits within the artery at an abnormally high rate limiting blood circulation, coronary heart disease: Limited supply of blood to the heart due to atherosclerosis: myocardial infarction, blood supply to part of the heart muscle (myocardium) is severely blocked. Diseases of the cardiovascular system: conditions: older adults with hypertension have 3x the risk of dying of cardiovascular disease, hypertension is related to poor cognitive functioning, most people are unaware they have a problem. Diseases of the cardiovascular system: conditions: cerebrovascular accident (cva) 2: when blood flow to a portion of the brain is entirely cut off. The severity of a cva depends on the specific brain area involved and extent of disruption: diseases of the cardiovascular system: conditions, atrial fibrillation (af), a condition involving an irregular heart rhythm, known as an arrhythmia.