Developmental Psychology Chapter 18 

________: mood disorder in which the individual is deeply unhappy, demoralized, self- derogatory, and bored.

________: changes in cognitive functioning may be linked more to distance from death or cognition- related pathology than to distance from birth.

________ can improve older adults processing speed.

________ designed to improve memory and other cognitive functions by increasing levels of acetylcholine in the brain.

Depression is linked to lower ________, memory, and language performance.

________: twisted fibers that build up in neurons.

________ is strongly associated with older adults working memory.

________ in metacognition is linked to older adults life satisfaction.

________ occur more often in prospective memory tasks that are time- based rather than those that are event- based.

________ is an early event in alzheimers.

________ of neural decline with aging are more dramatic for retrieval than for encoding.

________ occurs when the bodys antioxidant defenses dont cope with free radical attacks and oxidation in the body.

________ are linked to cognitive functioning in older adults.

________ is associated with cognitive decline in older adults.

________ was linked to better working memory in older adults.

________: risk factor for alzheimers.

Aging of the brains ________ may produce a decline in working memory.

________ of older adults is associated with less effective functioning in neural networks in the frontal and parietal lobes (cognitive control)

________ improves executive function in older adults.

________ in prospective memory occur more often in labs than in real- life settings.

Secure attachment to God was linked to increased optimism and ________.

________ may delay the onset of alzheimers.

Workplace ________, financial security, and poor physical and mental health were antecedents of early retirement.

________: focusing on a specific, relevant aspect of experience while ignoring the irrelevant aspects.

________ is one of the best predictors of job performance in older adults.

Engaging in mild or ________ was linked to improved cognitive functioning in older adults with chronic disease.

________ in older adults increased their sense of control, which is associated with higher life satisfaction and positive affect.

________: a persons knowledge about the world.

________ are less effective with older adults.

Improving the ________ of older adults can enhance their cognitive functioning.

________ increased the risk of having a heart attack in older adults.

________: adults remember more events from the second and third decades of their lives than from other decades.

Processing speed is an important indicator of the ability of ________ to continue to safely drive a vehicle.

________ in physical activity in late adulthood was linked to less cognitive decline.

Changes in the brain can influence ________, and changes in ________ can influence the brain.

________ is typically lower in volume, slower, less precisely articulated, and less fluent.

Slowing of processing speed is linked to the ________ over the next six years.

________ may be responsible for some of the declines in language skills that do occur in older adults.

________ was associated with a higher level of resilience in life and lower levels of depression.

________: dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels.

________ are more likely to work in more physically demanding jobs, making it more difficult for them to continue working when they get old.

________ have better connectivity between brain regions than older adults do.

________ health- related quality of life in the first three years after they began caring for a family member with alzheimers deteriorated more than their same age and gender counterparts who were not caring for an alzheimer patient.

________ can result in suicidal tendencies.

________ in perceptual speed is associated with memory ________.

________ are more likely than younger adults to use both hemispheres of the brain to compensate for declines in attention, memory, executive function, and language that occur with age.

When older adults engage in complex working tasks and challenging daily work activities, their ________ shows less age- related decrease.

________ are less able to ignore distracting info than younger adults.

With simple vigilance: ________ perform as well as younger adults.

focusing on a specific, relevant aspect of experience while ignoring the irrelevant aspects

concentrating on more than one activity at the same time

focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, etc

older adults perform as well as younger adults

older adults performance usually drops

planning actions, allocating attention to goals, detecting and compensating for errors, etc etc

memory of facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state

retention of info about the details of lifes happenings

adults remember more events from the second and third decades of their lives than from other decades

a persons knowledge about the world

individuals cant quite retrieve familiar info but have the feeling that they should be able to retrieve it

changes in cognitive functioning may be linked more to distance from death or cognition-related pathology than to distance from birth

mood disorder in which the individual is deeply unhappy, demoralized, self-derogatory, and bored

doesnt feel well, loses stamina easily, has a poor appetite, is listlessness and unmotivated

vascular dementia

dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels

twisted fibers that build up in neurons

risk factor for alzheimers

services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities, individuals with illnesses, or the elderly

administering drugs that enhance the effect of dopamine in the diseases earlier stages and later administering the drug l-dopa, which is converted by the brain into dopamine

deep brain stimulation