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Across
- 3. the most common cause of blindness in people over the age of 60.
- 6. prejudice and discrimination directed at older people
- 7. the age group 75 to 84 years old who have some health problems and difficulties.
- 8. the term for the average age of death for members of a population.
- 9. cloudy or opaque areas of the lens of the eye that interfere with passing light.
- 10. is the theory that processing in all parts of the nervous system, including the brain, is less efficient.
- 11. type of AGING that includes changes in physical and cognitive functioning that are due to illness, health habits, and other individual differences.
Down
- 1. A DISEASE that is a progressive brain disorder that produces loss of memory and confusion.
- 2. suggests that overall processing speed declines in the peripheral nervous system.
- 4. are electrically charged atoms, produced in the cells and may cause negative effects on other cells.
- 5. specialists who study aging.