what is the process of aging
One theroy of aging process assumes that the life span of a cell or organisation is genitically determined .that the genes of an animal contain a program that determines bits life span .
Changes in nervous system
Change in cognition
Impairment in memory learning and intelligence
Impairment in special senses
Changes in musculoskeletal system
Body composition changes
physical process of aging
Discuss the effects of aging on the process of learning & memory
What are your fears regarding you own aging process? Think about some older adults you know or may have known that aged successfully. What are some characteristics that have contributed to healthy aging? 100 words for each response please!
Discuss the relationship between stress and physical/mental aging process. What coping styles do you believe are most effective in dealing with stress experienced in later life? Support your response.
What is the difference between normal aging and pathological aging? Select one biological internal system and briefly discuss normal structural and functional changes that occur with age. What are diseases or malfunctions that can increase the aging process? How can the aging of these systems be slowed? How does aging affect a person’s sensory organs? How can this change affect the quality of life of older adults? What measures can be taken to mediate the effect of age-related loss and...
how culture affect in aging process and how does that influence the intake of food and nutritional status?
"Aging Healthfully" and "Aging Well" Paradigms: What is your critique of the dominant paradigms?- The dominant biomedical paradigm has influenced how we think about aging. Share your critical perspectives on "aging healthfully" and "aging well" in the broader social ecology of aging today. Are there any older persons being left behind?
Explain what is meant by biological aging and include two examples of biological aging
Describe several significant roles good nutrition plays in aging. What roles can nutrition play in retarding the aging process? Identify two age-related health issues and explain how nutrition may help prevent or contribute to them. Be sure that your responses are based upon scientific evidence. Describe three physiological changes that occur with aging and explain how these changes affect nutrition status. Describe which vitamins and minerals need special consideration for the elderly. Explain why. Name several factors that complicate the...
You would like to slow down your aging process by traveling very fast relative to Earth on a spaceship. What is the required speed of the spaceship, if you plan to age 18 9 years while everybody else on Earth will age 26.2 years?