1. Chapter 11
The Life Cycle
Lesson 5
Staying Healthy as You Age

2. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Building Vocabulary
chronological age
Age measured in years
Age determined by how well various body parts are working
biological age
Age measured by your lifestyle and the connections you have with others
social age
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3. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Stages of Adulthood
Each stage of adulthood may involve milestones such as:
starting a career
getting married
raising a family.
However, each person’s path through adulthood is unique because no two people are exactly alike.
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4. Staying Healthy as You Age
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Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Early Adulthood
During early adulthood:
many people are still working on their education.
others have finished school and are starting their first jobs.
people work on forming close relationships with others.
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5. Staying Healthy as You Age
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Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Middle Adulthood
In middle adulthood,
many people have settled down in their work and personal lives.
people often feel a need to achieve and be recognized.
people often reflect on what they have done with the first half of their lives and what they want to do next.
people decide to make major changes in their lives at this time, or focus on getting the most out of the paths they have already chosen.
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6. Staying Healthy as You Age
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Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Late Adulthood
In late adulthood,
people often decide to retire from their jobs and pursue new interests.
many become more active than when they were younger.
some older adults pursue new careers or volunteer work.
older adults may ask whether they have fulfilled their potential.
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7. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Ways to Measure Age
Chronological age is how long you have been alive. It does not reflect your health.
New Vocabulary
chronological age Age measured in years
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8. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Ways to Measure Age
Biological age depends primarily on the physical condition of a person's body along with his or her overall health.
For example, a 50-year-old with arthritis would have an older biological age than a 50-year-old in good health. Heredity, environment, and behavior all play a role in this type of age. People who have made healthful choices may have a younger biological age.
New Vocabulary
biological age Age determined by how well various body parts are working
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9. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Ways to Measure Age
Social age has to do with the role you play in the world.
Consider two young adults, both 22 years old. One of them is still attending college and living at home. The other has taken a job, gotten married, and started a family. The second person might have an older social age.
New Vocabulary
social age Age measured by your lifestyle and the connections you have with others
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10. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Good Health for Older Adults
Adults who take good care of their physical health may have a biological age that is younger than their age in years.
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11. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Good Health for Older Adults
Good mental health is also a part of biological age. Older people may be at risk for mental disorders such as depression. Getting regular medical care can be a key to finding and treating these problems. Being involved in social and physical activities can also help.
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12. Staying Healthy as You Age
LESSON 5
Staying Healthy as You Age
BIG IDEA
Practicing good health skills will allow you to remain healthy throughout early, middle, and late adulthood.
Good Health for Older Adults
Staying active is important for social health as well. Older people will enjoy better total health when they stay involved with friends and continue to engage in activities they enjoy. They may even live longer as a result. Their social age, as well as their biological age, may be much younger than their actual years.
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