14.7 Key Terms

ageism

Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

average life expectancy

calorie restriction

cellular aging

compression of morbidity

demographic shift

dependency ratio

ecological validity

elderspeak

frontal lobe disorder

genetic clock

Hayflick limit

Lewy bodies

life review

maximum life span

neurocognitive disorder (NCD)

oldest-old

old-old

osteoporosis

Parkinson’s disease

plaques

polypharmacy

primary aging

secondary aging

self-actualization

tangles

vascular neurocognitive disorder

wear and tear

young-old