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Insights into Late Adulthood: Ageism, Diseases, and Aging Theories

Explore biosocial development, prejudice, and predictions in late adulthood. Delve into theories of aging, centenarians, and the impact of ageism on health. Uncover insights on primary and secondary aging, diseases prevalent in the elderly, and compensation strategies. Understand the importance of gerontology, genetics, and how age influences human life expectancy.

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Insights into Late Adulthood: Ageism, Diseases, and Aging Theories

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  1. Part VII Chapter Twenty-Three Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development Prejudice and Predictions Aging and Disease Theories of Aging The Centenarians

  2. Prejudice and Predictions • Believing the Stereotype • The Elderly’s View of Ageism • Ageism Leading to Illness • Elderspeak • Gerontology and Geriatrics

  3. Prejudice and Predictions • The Demographic Shift • The World’s Aging Population • Old, Older, and Oldest

  4. Aging and Disease • Primary and Secondary Aging • High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease • Diseases of the Elderly

  5. Aging and Disease • Selective Optimization with Compensation • Individual Compensation: Sleep • Social Compensation: Driving • Compression of Morbidity • The Effects of Falling • The Senses

  6. Theories of Aging • Wear and Tear • Genetic Adaptation • How Long Can Humans Live? • Selective Adaptation

  7. Theories of Aging • Cellular Aging • The Immune System • Replication No More • THINKING CRITICALLY: Calorie Restriction

  8. The Centenarians • Other Places, Other Stories • The Truth About Life After 100

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