ipl-logo

Categories Of Aging

158 Words1 Pages
Although the term "aging  might conjure up only a few wrinkles in one's mental imagery, there is much more to aging than the physical aspects. There are four different types of aging discussed in the text: chronological, biological, psychological, and social aging. There is a necessary distinction between these categories of aging. They are unique in the description (i.e. 70 years of age, wrinkled skin, Alzheimer's disease, a senior citizen, etc.), but related because these descriptions determine the "age  of an individual.

Chronological age describes the years that have passed since the individual was born. A 60 year old, was born 60 years ago and is therefore chronologically older than a 30 year old who was born 30 years ago. There are
Open Document