Additional Supplemental Resources

Websites

• Classification of Neurocognitive Disorders in DSM-5: A Work in Progress

  • This article explains the shift in renaming the term dementia to neurocognitive disorders. The Neurocognitive Disorders Work Group of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) DSM-5 Task Force began work in April 2008 on their task of proposing revisions to the criteria for the disorders referred to in DSM-IV as Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
• American Society on Aging
  • ASA is the go-to source to cultivate leadership, advance knowledge, and strengthen the skills of our members and others who work with and on behalf of older adults.

Videos

• Studying brains as we age
  • Learn more about how psychology research is conducted through the work of a neuropsychologist who studies how cultural experiences affect our brains as we age. Closed captioning available.
• Crash Course Video #14 – Remembering and Forgetting
  • This video on remembering and forgetting includes information on topics such as implicit and explicit memory, encoding, retrieval, and the misinformation effect. Closed captioning available.

• 57 Years Apart – A Boy And a Man Talk About Life

  • We brought together two people with a very large gap of 57 years between them and got them to ask each other questions about life and growing up. Our aim was to see if people from opposing stages of their lives could learn from each other.

• Life Lessons From 100-Year-Olds

  • We asked three centenarians what their most valuable life lessons were, and also their regrets. The conversations that followed were remarkable. They talked about the importance of family, people, relationships, and love. Their view on life, as an elderly citizen with a lot of experience, is truly an inspiration and motivation. Enjoy the video!

• What is Alzheimer’s disease? – Ivan Seah Yu Jun

  • Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century ago, scientists are still grappling for a cure. Ivan Seah Yu Jun describes how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, shedding light on the different phases of this complicated, destructive disease.

• How Old Are Your Ears? (Hearing Test)

  • How high can you hear? Take this ‘test’ to see how old your ears are!
• Life and Death in Assisted Living
  • More and more elderly Americans are choosing to spend their later years in assisted living facilities, which have sprung up as an alternative to nursing homes. But is this loosely regulated, multi-billion dollar industry putting seniors at risk? In a major investigation with ProPublica, FRONTLINE examines the operations of the nation’s largest assisted living company, raising questions about the drive for profits and fatal lapses in care.

• Age & Aging: Crash Course

  • People are getting older – not just in the individual sense, but the human population itself. Today we’re going to explore those shifting patterns and their implications. We’ll go over the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of aging, including some of the particular challenges that older
• What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness
  • What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons from the study and some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on building a fulfilling, long life.