Health Sciences 2711A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Wrinkle, Botulinum Toxin, Dementia
29 Aug 2016
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Peoples feelings about themselves strongly reflect perceptions of their physical appearance and competence. Physical changes affect persons behavior modifies actions person take to slow down the changes. There are ways to prevent/ slow down many age related changes, one important way being physical activity. Changes that occur in the body reflect social factors (class, race, gender) which affect how people interpret changes in their physical functioning. Collagen undergoes cross linking process and skin becomes less flexible. 2009), but this is decreasing over time: eyes develop bags, lines at the creases, areas of dark pigmentation and puffiness. Also, as time passes, people are more likely to need glasses: rate of skin aging is affects by genetic background and lifestyle habits. Fair skinned people age more rapidly than dark skinned people.
