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The Elderly and Theories of Aging

After completing this section of the chapter, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

♦ State a definition for young-old, middle-old, and old-old,
and characterize the changing trend in the elderly
population

♦ State a philosophy of aging that incorporates the positive
aspects of the aging process

♦ Compare the focus of programmed change and
stochastic theories of aging

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