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Term Paper Title	Health
# of Words	1126
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	4.5

Health

Health

        Often we take our health, or the absence of illness, disease, or injury
for granted until we become sick.  It is then that we recognize the worth of
being without ailments.  It is then that we appreciate feeling strong, robust
and healthy.   Being healthy and, being physically and mentally sound,  is
associated with  one's satisfaction with life.          Developmental health
psychologists -  specialists who  study  the interaction of age, behavior, and
health and gerontologists - specialists in the science of aging -- are piecing
together the details of diet, exercise, personality and behavior that make it
practical to shoot for 80, or even 120.   People approaching middle age can
expect a bonus of several years of extra living thanks to continuing medical
progress against cancer, heart disease and stroke.
     Specialists in the field of aging, developmental health psychologists,
and gerontologist , concentrate their area of study on determining  health
status over the course of adulthood, and determining the nature and origin of
age-related diseases.  They are also concerned with  describing the effects of
health on behavior and  describing the effects of behavior on health. The goals
of  these specialists are:   prevention of diseases, preservation of health,
and improved quality of health for those suffering from disability and disease.
     What does it mean to be healthy?  Health is a state of complete physical
, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease, illness
or infirmity.  It is important to distinguish between disease and health.
Disease is the prognosis of a particular disorder with a specific cause and
characteristic symptoms.  On the other hand, illness is the existence of disease
and,  the individual's  perception of and response to the disease.
     Whether in sickness or in health age and the progression through life
play a large part in our health and  our developmental status.  The role of age
in regard to health is listed below:

- Most young adults are in good health and experience few limitations or
disabilities.  Nearly 71% of adults  older than 65 living in a community report
their health as excellent, good, or very good. - Health and mobility decline
with age especially after age 80. Disease is more common among older adults. -
Most of the diseases of later life have their origin years earlier. - Income is
related to perception of health. - The older the individual, the more difficult
it is ...

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