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Read:
CHAPTER ONE: Studying Adult Development and Aging
CHAPTER TWO: Neuroscience as a Basis for Adult Development and Aging
Chapter One Guided Reading Questions
1. In your own words identify the study of Gerontology and Ageism.
2. Describe the purpose and benefit of analyzing gerontology from a lifespan perspective. Include an analysis of the four key features. Provide examples to support your response.
3. Describe the current patterns of the aging populations. Use information according to the demographers.
4. Identify the four interactive forces that we study gerontology. Support with examples.
5. Identify what the concept biopsychosocial means. Support with examples.
6. Describe the three influences that interact in our development according Baltes.
7. Describe the three meaning of age.
8. How does chronological, perceived, biological, psychological and sociocultural age differ?
9. Identify the following:
- Nature vs. Nurture
- Stability-Change Issue
- Continuity-Discontinuity Controversy
- Universal vs. Context-Specific Development Controversy
10. Summarize the unique factors associated with studying gerontology.
Chapter Two Guided Reading Questions
1. Describe the different neuroscience perspectives of aging.
2. Summarize how the brain and our neurology changes with age.
3. Identify Theory of Mind.
4. Identify the positivity effect.
5. Can older individual's brains compensate for changes with age? Describe.
6. Identify the premises of each of the brain models:
a. HAROLD Model
b. CRUNCH Model
c. PASA Model