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As Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) discuss in Chapter 6 of the text, numerous studies have found that some memory systems and other cognitive processes are affected more than others by age-related changes in brain functioning. Episodic memory, for example, is affected more in old age than semantic memory, which appears to be relatively spared. Choose a cognitive function that tends to show age-related impairment and discuss how a deficit of this type would affect the day-to-day life of an older adult. How might someone with this deficit minimize, or compensate for, its adverse impacts? (This deficit may or may not be a precursor to a progressive dementia like Alzheimer’s disease.)
discuss ways that family members—and the larger community— can support older persons who experiencing some cognitive decline.
Cavanaugh, J. C. & Blanchard-Fields, F. (2015). Adult development and aging (7th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning
