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| most common form of senile dementia |
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| decremental model of aging |
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| the idea that physical and mental decline is inevitable with age |
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| facility designed for the special needs of dying |
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| Chemicals which transmit impulses or messages to another neuron across the synapse. |
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| Produces the hormone thyroxine, too little makes people feel too lazy or lethargic. |
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| Part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of muscles. |
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| decreases in mental abilities, which can be experienced by some people in old age. |
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| discrimination against the elderly |
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| ability to generate new hypothesis. |
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| crystallized intelligence |
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| ability to use accumulated knowledge in appropriate situations |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| Smaller branches of nerves that reach the other parts of the body. |
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| Positron Emission Tomography |
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| Imaging technique used to see which brain areas are being activated while performing tasks |
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| A discontinuation of development and a desire to recapture the past. |
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| around thirty years of age in males when commitments made in life are reexamined. |
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| biological event in which women's production of sex hormones drops |
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| Strings of long thin cells- messages travel to and from the brain. |
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| Nerves that run up and down the length of the back and transmit most messages between the body and brain. |
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| From around 40-45 the man begins to ask questions dealing with the past and future. What have I done with my life or accomplished? |
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| The desire, in middle age, to use one’s accumulated wisdom to guide future generations. |
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| chemical substances which carry messages through the body and blood. |
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| the study of dying and death. |
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| The center of control (master gland) of the endocrine system that secretes a large number of hormones. |
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| a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is involved in the basic processes of life. |
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| a part of the brain that covers the brain's central core, responsible for sensory and motor control and the processing of thinking and language. |
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| Stage in the dying process where people might bargain with God for more time if they turn to Him. |
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