FMST 3341 Exam 1, ch./lesson 1

continent anticipated to show the greatest increase in the 80-year and older population

Asia.

survivor principle

The __ *states that the people who live to old age are the ones who managed to outlive the many threats that could have caused their deaths at earlier ages*. Survivors are more likely to be health conscious, more likely to avoid risky behaviors and avoid excessive use of drugs.

part of the world expected to experience a substantial decrease in the percent of the population 65 and older by 2050

in *Europe, North America, Oceania (Pacific Ocean countries), and Latin America.*

continuity principle of adult development and aging

According to the __, *the changes that people experience in later adulthood build on the experiences they had in their earlier years*. This means we can never isolate the later years of life without considering the years preceding them. If you were hard on your body as a young adult, chances are the changes you'll undergo when you're older will be more negative than if you took good care of yourself. The __ also applies to the way that people think about their own identities.

functional age

Discontented with the entire concept of chronological age, a number of gerontologists are devising a new classification system that is based not on what the calendar says but on __, *which is how people actually perform*. With _ instead of chronological age as the basis for a new system of studying aging, we *could gain a better grasp of a person's true characteristics and abilities.*

country estimated to be the world's "oldest" by 2050

Japan

are the *random idiosyncratic events that occur throughout life*. They occur with no regular predictability.

nonnormative influences on development

lead people to *choose experiences that their culture and historical period attach to certain ages* or points in the life span.

normative age-graded influences on development

are *events that occur to everyone within a certain culture or geopolitical unit (regardless of age)* and include large-scale occurrences, such as world wars, economic trends, or sociocultural changes in attitudes and values.

normative history-graded influences on development

multidirectionality

the idea that development can proceed in multiple directions within the same person.