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| has replaced the term disability in the ICF model and refers to difficulties in performance of activities by the individual |
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| the body’s accommodation to the immediate environment |
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| experiences that are highly correlated with chronological age across cohorts |
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| the untrue assumption that chronological age is the main determinant of human characteristics and that one age is better than another |
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| the process of growing old from fertilization to death |
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| the average of individual life spans for members of a group (cohort) of the same birth date |
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| Body functions and structures |
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| describe either the physiological or psychological function of the organs, limbs, and their components |
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| a group or band of individuals who share similar experiences and circumstances |
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| behaviors or beliefs which reflect differences caused by experiences and circumstances unique to a specific group of individuals |
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| the transformation of countries from having high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates |
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| the refinement, improvement or expansion of a component or skill |
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| refers to an individual’s diminished functional capacity |
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| describes deficits occurring because of an impairment and affecting the ability to perform usual activities |
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| the addition of new components or skills |
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| is a frame of reference defined by society; when an individual is no longer viewed as being able to perform the tasks expected by a society |
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| History-graded influences |
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| events that affect members within a cohort the same way but affect different cohorts differently |
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| any problems with these body functions and structures that result in a deviation from the norm or a loss |
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| is a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from practice |
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| the average amount of time of life remaining for a population whose members all have same birth rate |
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| the duration of the life of an individual/organism in a particular environment and/or under specific circumstances |
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| long duration of an individual’s life; the condition of being “long-lived” |
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| the process of achieving full or optimal development of a component or skill |
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| the length of life of the longest-lived individual member of a species |
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| the rate of occurrence of a disease |
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| frequency of number of deaths in proportion to a population |
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| randomly or rare events at a given point of time that may be important for a specific individuals within a cohort |
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| Participation restriction |
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| has replaced the term handicap, referring to any problem that individual may have in participating in society |
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| progressive physiological decline that results in our increasing vulnerability to stress and the progressing likelihood of death |
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| process of systematically dismantling key cellular components determined by a programmed intracellular cascade of steps |
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| A process of intrinsic, progressive and generalized physical deterioration that occurs over time |
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| double-stranded molecule in chromosomes that encodes genetic information |
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| product of metabolic processes |
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| short segments of the DNA strand, responsible for transmission of particular traits |
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| protein structure that carries genetic codes from the DNA in the cell nucleus to the cytoplasm |
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| the growth and differentiation of nervous tissue during development |
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