The inability to remember words, names, or events—especially from the present or recent past—discourages and frustrates many in later adulthood.
The inability to remember words, names, or events—especially from the present or recent past—discourages and frustrates many in later adulthood. In this clip, older adults share their experiences with memory loss. One man admits that he can remember the name of his college roommate but not of someone he met just the other day. Another man expresses the concern that many of his peers fear in relationship to memory loss—the onset of Alzheimer's disease.