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late adulthood
chapter 13
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Nursing
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10/25/2019

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age of late adulthood

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65+

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definition of senescence

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symptoms of normal aging

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gerontology

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study of aging

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What kind of theorist is Piaget?

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Cognitive development

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What is clockwork theory?

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cells have internal clock determining length of life
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characteristics wear and tear theory
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 cells age causing waste byproducts,

cells malfunction

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free radical theory

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cells mutate and age from bombardment of oxygen

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immune system failure theory
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the decline in immunity from aging causes infections to occur more often
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auto immune system failure aging theory
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aging body starts attacking its own good cells

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the activity theory of aging:  is this a biological theory or psychosocial theory?
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psychosocial

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