Late Adult Hood

Student Presentation

why is there motor performance deficits in older adults

dysfunction of central and peripheral nervous system and neuromuscular system

sensory process, alternating attention, divided attention, working memory, and executive functioning are cognitive skills that [__(increase/decrease)_ ] in old age

decrease

sustained attention, semantic memory, non-declarative memory, prospective memory, and intelligence are cognitive skills that ___(increase/decrease)___ with late adulthood

increase/maintained

what are common cognitive disorders in late adulthood

dementia, stroke, parkinson’s

what are contributors to cognitive skill decline in late adulthood

depression, anxiety, substance abuse

why is their a reduction in sensory skills in late adulthood

visual conditions, auditory conditions, and vestibular conditions

there is an ___ in reliance on others for care

increase

True or false: there is an age group after late adulthood

false

in late adulthood, there is coping of ___, ___, and ____

loss, change, and preparation for death