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Senescence
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The age related loss of function
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Gerontology
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The study of the aging process; the study of older adults as a population
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Chronological aging
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Number of years since birth
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Biological aging
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Changes reducing efficiency of organ systems
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Psychological aging
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Includes memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality and mental function
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Social aging
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Refers to social roles, relationships, and the overall social context in which we grow old
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Greatest Generation
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Great Depression & WWI
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Silent Generation
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Korean War & Assassination of JFK
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Baby Boom Generation
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Civil Rights, Watergate & Vietnam
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Generation X
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End of the Cold War & LA riots
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Millennials
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War in Iraq, 9/11 & Hurricane Katrina
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Fastest growing population is USA
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85+
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Ageism
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Stereotyping and prejudice based on age
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Detroit Syndrome
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Description of older adults as obsolete
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Fear of Aging
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Desire to hide one's age duh!!
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