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| the probability of dying within any given year |
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| short term health problems like colds, flu, infections |
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| long-lasting disorders (heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure) These show an age related increase |
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| ADL Activities of daily living |
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| basic self care activities |
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| IADL's Instrumental activities of daily living |
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| complex everyday tasks - preparing meals, shopping, light housework, handling finances etc. |
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| living in own homes with spouse or alone.about 81% of women and 90 % of men over 65 |
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| Staying in their own home after 85 about 80% |
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| disease of the heart and blood vessels. rate is declining in US |
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| fat-laden deposits which accumulate in the arteries |
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| accumulation of plaques in the arteries |
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| 2nd leading cause of death in US. abnormal cells undergo rapidly accelerated, uncontrolled division and often move into adjacent normal tissue |
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| environmental events which cause changes in gene expression |
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| a disease in which the body is unable to metabolize insulin - results in high levels of glucose in the blood and reduction of nourishment to the body. Rates of type 2 increasing because of obesity rates |
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| 5th leading cause of death for age 65+. a progressive irreversible deterioration of key areas in the brain involved in various cognitive functions |
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| a category of conditions that involve global deterioration of intellectual abilities and physical function. |
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| mild cognitive impairment |
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| a pre- alzheimers stage in which patients show some cognitive symptoms but not all |
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| socioeconomic status (SES) |
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The combined rating of income and education
1. Health of people with lower incomes in US is notably worse than those w/higher
2.People w/ lower incomes use health services less and have worse health-related behaviors |
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| Achievement striving, competitive, easily provoked |
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| Personality component: A negative cognitive set agains others, related to increased heart rate blood pressure, leading to cardiovascular disease and premature death |
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Personality component: a positive outlook on life, cope w/ problems by trying to find solutions rather than blame
less apt to suffer serious physical illness |
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| The personal complement of genes we each possess |
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| developmental origins hypothesis |
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| Theory that states: growth during the fetal period, infancy and early childhood is a significant factor in adult health |
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| intergenerational effects |
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| We can trace health back to our mother's prenatal months, when half our genetic material was being fomed |
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