KINE 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Senescence, Clean House, Stress Management
3 Feb 2016
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Chronological aging: passage of calendar year. Limited bc person"s age tells you nothing. Seniors: 65 (legally a senior, pension) Not a predictor of physical aging (chronic diseases), behaviour. Biological aging: changes in body/ structure and func. Outlook of the world di ers. Lifespan a ected (more diseases = decreases life span) Accelerated biological aging may be greater than chronological age. Important for seniors and baby boomers: main focus for seniors; how to stay healthy. Psychological aging: personality, cognilon, learning, memoryetc. Di cult to give another a new brain. Social aging: how ppl relate w other seniors in society, social expectalons, dealing w relrement. Living w family vs living alone. Some older people do not have any chronic diseases, or take medicalons. Tend to ght normal aging: medical technology (new hips) Some ppl think its natural to get old, others view it as a disease. Slowness: mental: processing info, comprehension: Stress: physical response when threatened, upsetetc.
