Posted: October 19th, 2016

Biological and psychological changes in old age: • Sleep patterns change, skin loses elasticity, vision and/or hearing loss, hair thins, reseeds in males. • Somatosensory cortex: controlling smooth muscle movement decreases

Biological and psychological changes in old age: • Sleep patterns change, skin loses elasticity, vision and/or hearing loss, hair thins, reseeds in males. Biological and psychological changes in old age: • Sleep patterns change, skin loses elasticity, vision and/or hearing loss, hair thins, reseeds in males. • Somatosensory cortex: controlling smooth muscle movement decreases. The ability to learn, something new, and be able to immediately repeat it declines (fluid IQ). Biological and psychological changes in old age: • Sleep patterns change, skin loses elasticity, vision and/or hearing loss, hair thins, reseeds in males. • Somatosensory cortex: controlling smooth muscle movement decreases. The ability to learn, something new, and be able to immediately repeat it declines (fluid IQ). • Crystallized intelligence is evident, wisdom; ability and skill to cope with change, adaptation, less emotional and reactive to outside events (feel deeply rather that outwardly). Ageism: Ageism: • Stereotyping older adults and showing prejudice and discrimination. Ageism: • Stereotyping older adults and showing prejudice and discrimination. • Stereotyping simplified thinking, seeing people as prototypes Ageism: • Stereotyping older adults and showing prejudice and discrimination. • Stereotyping simplified thinking, seeing people as prototypes • Prejudice negative thoughts about someone based on a stereotype Ageism: • Stereotyping older adults and showing prejudice and discrimination. • Stereotyping simplified thinking, seeing people as prototypes • Prejudice negative thoughts about someone based on a stereotype • Discrimination, negative, hostile actions directed toward someone based on prejudiced and stereotypical thinking. Creative cognitive exercise: Creative cognitive exercise: • Reflect and think about an older adult you admire…someone you look up to. Creative cognitive exercise: • Reflect and think about an older adult you admire…someone you look up to. Think about them for a moment… is there an image that comes to your mind, or a story/scene from your memory which presents its’ self as you think about the person. Creative cognitive exercise: • Reflect and think about an older adult you admire…someone you look up to. Think about them for a moment… is there an image that comes to your mind, or a story/scene from your memory which presents its’ self as you think about the person. • Afterwards, list and describe all the details you admire about this person.