Cognition (6 domains, normal changes, sleep, abnormal changes)por Victor Freeman
1. 1. Memory
1.1. As we age: The speed in which information is acquired declines, our ability to remember stories from our childhood declines, and our word context declines as well.
2. 2. Executive Functioning
2.1. As we age: Our ability to problem solve and to navigate executively declines
3. 3. Visuospatial/ Constructional Ability
3.1. As we age: Our ability to follow written directions to assemble objects declines
4. Normal Changes with Age
4.1. Forgetting what day it is
4.2. Forgetting why we walked into a room
4.3. Missing a monthly bill (phone, or car note)
4.4. Getting off on the wrong exit
4.5. Forgetting to turn of the stove
4.6. Our visual processing speed declines
4.7. We tend to have impaired vision in low light situations
4.8. Presbycusis starts to creep in
5. Sleep
5.1. As we age it takes a longer time to fall asleep
5.2. As we age we spend less time in REM sleep
5.3. As we age we spend less time sleeping
5.4. As we age it is easier to be woken up out of ones sleep
6. 4. Processing Speed
6.1. As we age: Around the age of 30 the rate in which we process information starts to decline.
7. 5. Attention
7.1. As we age: older adults have difficulty with dividing attention between tasks and complex attentional task.
8. 6. Language
8.1. As we age: verbal fluency declines
9. Abnormal Changes with Age
9.1. Forgetting ones name or spouses name
9.2. Forgetting where one lives
9.3. Making bad decisions on a number of occasions
