H220 - Aging of the Older Person Week #1
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22 Terms
Age Identification
how many years have passed since birth and individual aging based on their experience, social, and psychologic
Age differentiation
roles/behaviours that are considered appropriate for a person’s age
Age grading
the role a person of a certain age plays (legitimately based on age)
Age stratification
A person’s age (structure position) affects behaviours and attitudes
6 things defining age
social clock
life time tables
changing age norms/norms for a certain age
cultural age appropriateness
social media
Rituals
reinforce shared norms about meaning of life event
4 theories of age
modernization
disengagement
activity
continuity
modernization
status of older people decreases as society becomes more modern
disengagement
normal and natural aging process, olders disengage from society
activity
more active the person is, better successful aging
continuity
Try to maintain the same habits as someone had when they were younger
3 things that influence life
ageism
social class/life history
social institution/policies
how do we look at physical functions of people?
cross sectional methodology
cross sectional
one point in time
biomarkers
measure biologically process of aging
reserve capacity
recover from assault/withstand high demand
functional age
measured by biomarkers, someones actual age vs physical body age
antagonistic pleiotropy
beneficial early life trait that’s harmful later in life
wear and tear
body balancing exposure to damage and ability to repair
free radicals
ionized oxygen/waste product from continuous cell metabolism, proteins become inactive
immune system
defend body against invaiders
cognitive theory of aging
perception of aging instead of the reality