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Jun 2, 2016 · In the present article, we review major theories of aging and memory and how they have emerged over the past 50 years (see Figure 1 for a depiction of the exponential growth in research on memory and aging from 1965 to 2013). We start by discussing some of the earliest empirical findings on aging and memory and follow by reviewing initial theoretical explanations for these findings.
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Cognitive theories of aging seek to explain differences in measured cognitive ability between younger and older people. These differences may be due to a myriad of factors that include: real physical and sensory age‐related changes, cohort effects, characteristics of cognitive tests, or differences in the mechanisms by which older and younger ...
Psychosocial Theories of Aging. Psychosocial theories of aging refer to theories that focus on the social and psychological aspects of successful aging. Three major psychosocial theories have been proposed to attempt to explain successful aging. These include the activity theory, disengagement theory and the continuity theory.
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Nov 1, 2015 · The literature suggests that both explanations are valid; psychological theories of aging can refer to both psychological changes as a result of aging and adaptive psychological mechanisms (or lack thereof) to counteract the losses associated with physical decline. For example, the field of cognitive psychology addresses age-related changes in ...
This more nuanced view was supported by a large-scale study of participants from twenty-six Asian and Western countries. The participants tended to have similar views of aging and consistently associated aging with greater wisdom, knowledge, and respect from others, but also with decreased physical ability, attractiveness, and ability to learn new things.
Oct 23, 2015 · The 2016 Handbook of Theories of Aging includes five chapters that illustrate these efforts. Topics covered include age-related changes in self-perceptions of aging, processes of social support, emotional well-being, and the emotion-cognition interface together with processes of terminal decline at the end of life.
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Summary. Aging is a progressive process with multiple biological processes collectively deteriorating with time, ultimately causing loss of physiological functions necessary for survival and reproduction. It is also thought to have a strong evolutionary basis, largely resulting from the lack of selection force.
