Unit 1 C - Effects of Ageing

Question 1

What are the physical changes of ageing?

Answer 1

cardiovascular disease
degeneration of the nervous tissue
osteoarthritis
degeneration of the sense organs
the reduced absorption of nutrients
dementia

Question 2

What causes cardiovascular disease?

Answer 2

atherosclerosis

Question 3

What is atherosclerosis?

Answer 3

the clogging up off fats such as cholesterol in the blood vessels walls, which causes narrowing of arteries and blood vessels

Question 4

What can atherosclerosis result in?

Answer 4

high blood pressure

heart attack

Question 5

What are some of the risk factors of cardiovascular disease?

Answer 5

• family history of heart disease
• ethnic background
• poor controlled diabetes
• prolonged rise in blood pressure (hypertension)
• poor lifestyle choices

Question 6

What does nervous tissue allow?

Answer 6

an individual to receive stimuli and process information

Question 7

What causes degeneration of nervous tissue?

Answer 7

as people age impulses become slower

Question 8

What are the results of degeneration of nervous tissue?

Answer 8

• slower reflexes
• decreased sensation
• tendency to be clumsy

Question 9

What is osteoarthritis?

Answer 9

a degenerative disease, which is a result of wear and tear of the joints and the ageing process

Question 10

What does osteoarthritis cause?

Answer 10

painful and stiffness of joints
lack of cartilage which protects surface of bones
swelling of joints
bony outgrowths
less mobility

Question 11

What is the degeneration of sense organs?

Answer 11

sensory awareness decreases e.g eyes and ears

Question 12

What does degeneration of sense organs cause?

Answer 12

cataracts
hard time reading
glaucoma
wax in the ear which blocks sound transmission

Question 13

What are cataracts?

Answer 13

changes in the lenses of our eyes, which become hard and cloudy which can result in blurred vision

Question 14

What is glaucoma?

Answer 14

is an increase of fluid pressure within the eye, which effects eyesight

Question 15

What happens to energy requirements as we get older?

Answer 15

decrease - less energy needed

Question 16

Why is Vitamin D important?

Answer 16

helps absorb calcium

deficiency of vitamin D can cause osteoporosis and bone fractures

Question 17

Why is Vitamin C important?

Answer 17

essential for several body functions :

• wound healing
• forming and maintaining healthy tissues

Question 18

What is dementia?

Answer 18

a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to carry out daily tasks

Question 19

What is alzheimer’s?

Answer 19

most common type of dementia

Question 20

What are the symptoms?

Answer 20

memory problems - forgetting recent events and names
asking questions repetitively
becoming confused in unfamilar situations
difficulty finding correct word
difficulty with numbers and handling money in shops

Question 21

What are the physical effects of depression?

Answer 21

• difficulty falling or staying asleep, oversleeping, or daytime sleepiness
• increased use of alcohol and other drugs
• weight loss or loss of appetite
• fatigue
• giving up or losing interest in hobbies and other pastimes

Question 22

What are the psychological effects of depression?

Answer 22

• fixation on death, suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
• loss of self-worth, worries about being a burden. feeling of being worthless
• social withdrawal and isolation, not wanting to be with friends, leave the house or take part in activities
• sadness