PSYC 405 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: World Health Organization, Passive Smoking, Cardiovascular Disease

• School: Towson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 405
• Professor: Kim Shifren

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Decline even with a wide variation across people and odors. Decline in smell affects eating, safety, and pleasurable experiences. Not being able to smell odor can also lead to embarrassing situations. Smells also play a key role in remembering life experiences from the past. Differences in the way bodies look over time: decreased in height and fluctuations in weight. Between mid 50s and mid 70s men lose about 1 inch and women 2 inches. Changes in posture: older adults may lose weight over time (loss of muscle and bone) The world health organization is a specialized agency of the. United nations that is concerned with world public health. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Acute diseases: conditions that develop over a short period time and cause a rapid change in health. Chronic disease: conditions that last a long time (min.