Aging Flashcards
1
Q
What is primary aging?
A
- caused by the passage of time and inherited biological factors
2
Q
what is secondary aging?
A
- caused by disease and substance abuse (alcohol)
3
Q
What happens to our 5 senses as we age?
A
- our 5 senses decrease
4
Q
what are the positive effcects of aging?
A
Extended vocabulary and greator knowledge of the depth of words
5
Q
negatives of aging
A
- sensory acuity
-Heart action
-Muscle strength
6
Q
What happens in Adulthood and the brain?
A
- The corpus callosum shirnks (20-70)