1. Older Adults Can Improve Memory Prepared by: Jan Park Gerontology Specialist Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service April 2002

2. What is Memory  System: Acquiring Storing Retrieving

3. How Is Memory Acquired?  Three Stages of Memory: Sensory Short Term Long-Term Memory

4. How Is Memory Acquired?  Three Stages of Memory: Sensory Short Term Long-Term Memory

5. What Mental Tasks are Needed For Learning?  Desire to Learn  Decide What to Remember  Focus on Information

6. How Age Affects Memory  Divided Attention  Ability to Learn New Information  Information Retrieval

7. How Age Affects Memory  Divided Attention  Ability to Learn New Information  Information Retrieval

8. Factors That Affect Memory  Nutrition Deficiency  Drug Interactions  Depression  Physical Inactivity (incl. Illness)  Low blood Sugar  Stress and Anxiety  Dementias

9. Factors That Affect Memory  Nutrition Deficiency  Drug Interactions  Depression  Physical Inactivity (incl. Illness)  Low blood Sugar  Stress and Anxiety  Dementias

10. Factors That Affect Memory  Nutrition Deficiency  Drug Interactions  Depression  Physical Inactivity (incl. Illness)  Low blood Sugar  Stress and Anxiety  Dementias

11. Factors That Affect Memory  Nutrition Deficiency  Drug Interactions  Depression  Physical Inactivity (incl. Illness)  Low blood Sugar  Stress and Anxiety  Dementias

12. How to Improve Memory Internal Techniques  Association  Visualization  Observation

13. How to Improve Memory Internal Techniques  Association  Visualization  Observation

14. External Process Techniques  Written Instructions  Organization  Change of Environment  Sound Triggers  Group first letters of words

15. External Process Techniques  Written Instructions  Organization  Change of Environment  Sound Triggers  Group first letters of words