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	As in the case of many other stereotypes, stereotypes of aging also are inaccurate. The facts about aging are that most old American personalities remain relatively stable during their lives, live independently and have good intimate relationships with family and friends. Depression among old adults not committed to institutions is less than younger adults depression. But, older adults face normal healthy aging changes that affect their lifestyle. Common physical changes are weakening or loss of hearing, fading vision, and increasing chances of hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis. Older Americans may experience memory loss and lowering of ability to comprehend, analyze and other problems in aging.
Changes in Mental Health and Mental Processes occurring are significant facts about aging. Cognitive changes occur among aging adults. These are usual aging difficulties associated with mental processes such as language, memory, perception, thought, sensation, intelligence and problem solving. As older adults usually need more time for information processing, new learning is slower and new information needs repetition. But social functioning and occupational handling are not affected in handling above 65 years. Long term memory changes with aging and there is less age related decline in short-term memory. Mostly language ability remains good but finding the right words declines with age. It is the same thing with three-dimensional drawing. Wisdom and creativity mostly continue to end of life. Mental conditions prevalence is less than in any other age group and general life satisfaction among older Americans may even be better than other age groups. More facts about aging are that older people are an extremely diverse age group. They generally maintain close contact with family. Most live independently. While some decline in intellectual abilities is there, it does not cause daily living problems. They are usually less depressed than younger adults. Their personalities remain mostly consistent throughout the lifespan and old people handle problems of aging very well.


Facts About Aging

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