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How Old Are You

So how did you do on the aging quiz? Were you surprised? Tell us ! 07

How old are you? Using the building blocks below, build your chronological age, your psychological age, your biological age and your social age. You will need to either print the chart out or copy and paste it into Microsoft Word and use the yellow highlight feature. 

To print out the chart so it isn't cut off on the sides--------Go to File--page set up--Orientation box---Choose landscape. Close the box and check file and then print preview to see how it will print out.

        

Chronological age

Biological Age

Social Age

Psychological Age

Color a block for each 5 years of age

Color a block for each 5 years of age. Then, add the following: 1 block for each pack per day smoking, 1 block for each 3 alcoholic drinks per day, 1 block for each 30 lbs overweight

Color a block for each of the following: graduated High School, attend college, drive car, graduated college, left home, have own home or apt. , married, have career, children, grandchildren, retired.

Color 2 blocks for each of the following: Sense of purpose, strength in relationships, good family relations, place in the world, self confidence, community service, wisdom

 

years Chronological Age Biological  Age Social Age Psychological  Age
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Go to this week’s discussion link and post your findings: (please do not put your assignment in multiple posts. If you forget something you can certainly modify your post using the Modify button). Be sure to address the following items and respond to at least 2 of your colleagues postings. Also, tell us how you did on the aging quiz at the top of week two lecture. 

  1. Were you surprised by any of the results of your age graph? Did you expect consistency between the different types of aging? Why, why not? Are you willing to tell us what the results were?

  2. Can you think of any social or psychological measures of age that are not included here? Check out this article Where you live linked to life expectancy
     

  3. What about in different societies and cultures? Do you know the average life expectancy in Afghanistan?    
            (come on- go find out).  Why do you think it's different from ours? Here is a hint-- think average age not
            maximum. Where in our culture is the average age low?

  4. Here you can post a WAG- Refer to the orientation page if you forgot what a wag is)- what might this exercise teach us about aging?

  5. Here is an optional fun test.

    The test is based on human longevity research conducted by Thomas Perls MD, MPH and his review of epidemiological studies relating to good health at older age. Dr. Perls, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University Medical Center and the lead author of Living to 100: Lessons in Living to Your Maximum Potential at Any Age,

    Here is a link to a free one

     http://www.murraystate.edu/Academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfHealthSciencesAndHumanServices/AHS/NutritionDieteticsandFoodManagement/EstimateYourLifeSpan.aspx

    http://gosset.wharton.upenn.edu/mortality/perl/CalcForm.html

    http://www.livingto100.com/

     

     

     

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