Senescence Refers to

question 49

Multiple Choice

Senescence refers to

• A) onset of the degenerative process associated with age.
• B) cognitive loss of memory and problem solving functions that begin about age 45.
• C) the social process of transition to retirement and the social roles of later life.
• D) the psychological process by which person comes to accept aging as inevitable.

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Definitions:

Body Temperature

The measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, vital for the proper functional regulation of the human body.

Homeostasis

The tendency of a biological system to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.

Neural Networks

Systems of interconnected neurons that mimic the operations of the human brain to process information, learn, and make decisions; commonly used in artificial intelligence applications.

Information-Processing

A cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, focusing on how people encode, store, and retrieve information.