1. Kathleen Stassen Berger The Developing Person Through the Life Span Eighth Edition Part VII Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development Chapter Twenty-Three Prejudice and Predictions Aging and Disease Theories of Aging The Centenarians

2. Prejudice and Predictions Believing the Stereotype –The Elderly’s View of Ageism –Ageism Leading to Illness –Elderspeak –Gerontology and Geriatrics

3. Prejudice and Predictions The Demographic Shift –The World’s Aging Population –Old, Older, and Oldest

4. Aging and Disease Primary and Secondary Aging –High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease –Diseases of the Elderly

5. Aging and Disease Selective Optimization with Compensation –Individual Compensation: Sleep –Social Compensation: Driving Compression of Morbidity –The Effects of Falling –The Senses

6. Theories of Aging Wear and Tear Genetic Adaptation –How Long Can Humans Live? –Selective Adaptation

7. Theories of Aging Cellular Aging –The Immune System –Replication No More THINKING CRITICALLY: Calorie Restriction

8. The Centenarians Other Places, Other Stories The Truth About Life After 100