Adulthood & Old Age Exam #2 Study Aid

3. one of the ten signs of Alzheimer's caregiver stress
6. term Binet & Simon used for a child whose mental age exceeded their chronological age
7. also known as high blood pressure
9. studying the same people over a long period of time
10. type of memory that has an unlimited capacity
11. task where you use more than one sense at the same time
14. states that the position of word/number that you are trying to remember matters
17. ability to pay attention to relevant information and ignore irrelevant information
18. some insurances do not cover this type of health
19. type of memory that has a limited capacity
20. relationship between client and therapist
23. studying different ages at the same point and time
25. how long you can keep attention focused on something
26. how we take information in, according to the information processing theory
27. this factor of intelligence is based on the knowledge accumulated over lifetime

1. new information interferes with remembering old information
2. attitudes, interests, health status, intellectual abilities, stress, & learning style can affect this
4. this person believes that intelligence is made up of different type of abilities we have
5. this person said that intelligence is based off of a single ability, or "g"
7. best defense against aging
8. this type of intelligence steadily declines with age
12. many people do not agree on the concept of this
13. this decreases with age
15. dividing and switching attention
16. memory in which a person is consciously trying to remember or think of something
21. most severe, devastating & common form of dementia
22. memory in which a person is unconsciously trying to remember or think of something
23. a strategy used to remember better
24. varies based on age, gender, ethnicity, race, health & lifestyle
27. heart disease, cancer, and stroke are examples of this type of illness