Overview
We have now discussed the 3 key areas of aging, cognitive, biological and psychosocial. Now it is time to demonstrate that we have a coherent sense of the interplay between these elements which are essentially mind, body and social/emotional environments and why they are so important to health-span. Critically analyze the following talking points and choose 1 to talk about.
- How do biological changes (eg free radical damage, telomere shortening, hormonal shifts) contribute to changes in memory, information processing or decision making abilities and how might these changes negatively affect psychosocial developments in aging?