Centenarians

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=140 BGCOLOR="#9966CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04100a20ezthtv.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Psychology Network"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     |     </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Papyrus" ><I><B>King's Psychology Network</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lessons, Case Studies Handouts"><U>Lessons, Case Studies & Handouts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Handouts"><U> Handouts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Debate Guidelines"><U>Debate Guidelines</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Examination 1Psy 230 "><U>Examination 1-Psy 230 </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id266.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jean Piaget"><U>Jean Piaget</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Genetics, Conception Prenatal Developme"><U>Genetics, Conception & Prenatal Development: Discussion Guidelines</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id187.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prenatal Development: Fetal Brain Develo"><U>Prenatal Development: Fetal Brain Development</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Infancy Toddlerhood: Discussion Guidel"><U>Infancy & Toddlerhood:  Discussion Guidelines</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id270.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maternal Employment Infant Development"><U>Maternal Employment &  Infant Development</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id203.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Toddler Friend Cael"><U>My Toddler Friend Cael</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id173.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ChildhoodHistorical Perspectives"><U>Childhood-Historical Perspectives</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id174.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childhood Play"><U>Childhood Play</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id176.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childhood Video Games"><U>Childhood & Video Games</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childhood: Discussion Guidelines"><U>Childhood: Discussion Guidelines</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id218.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Indigo Children Adults"><U>Indigo Children & Adults</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AdolescenceOverview, History, Theories"><U>Adolescence-Overview, History, Theories</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id185.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adolescence: Can We Do Without It?"><U>Adolescence: Can We Do Without It?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id163.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Man Luther"><U>Young Man Luther</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mature Adulthood: My Friend Phyllis"><U>Mature Adulthood: My Friend Phyllis</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mature Adulthood: My Friend Bob"><U>Mature Adulthood: My Friend Bob</U></A>   |   <B>Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B>Centenarians</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="390b50a0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> My Great Uncle at 102 years of age.</div> <div> My great uncle was a part of the Horry County Oral History Project in 1990, and relayed more details about his grandfather, who was born in 1824, when James Monroe was President of the U.S.</div> <div> Part of my family history is depicted in the book, "Down By the Riverside."</div> <bR> <div> My great grandmother, my great uncle's mother, was Cherokee Indian.  She died at 104 years of age. </div> <div> <B>_____</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38cb5ee0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A longtime family friend in Florida, James S.</div> <div> Picture taken on his birthday by his daughter, Flo, October 3, 2003 at 103 years of age.  James was born in 1900.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="504b1850.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> James S. in October 2004 at 104 years.</div> <div> James is now 105 years old. See picture below with son and  other family member.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="60ab4c20.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="60db4600.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="352" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id313.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Course SyllabusPSY 430UB"><U><I>Course Syllabus-Psy 430</I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id264.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Course SyllabusPSY 230"><U><I>Course Syllabus-PSY 230</I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lessons, Case Studies Handouts"><U><I>Lessons, Case Studies & Handouts</I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Learning Links"><U><I>Related Learning Links</I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id238.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Readings"><U><I>Related Readings</I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discussion ForumPsy 230"><U><I>Discussion Forum</I></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=340 BGCOLOR="#CCFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Centenarians</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Throughout the industrialized world, the subgroup of the elderly who are 100 years old or older is growing at a more rapid rate than any other segment of the population.  Consider the following statitics:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 1900, there was on centenarian for every 100,000 people in the U.S.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2000, the rate was one centenarian per 10,000 people, or a total of about 50,000 people.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By 2010, the centenarian population will quadruple, reaching 200,000.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By 2050, the centenarian population will reach 1,000,000 - more than 90 percent of whom will be female.</div> <bR> <div> Many geriatric researchers have turned their attention to the over-100 group to discover the causes of extreme longevity.  The New England Centenarian Study, which began at Harvard Medical School and now has relocated at Boston University School of medicine, has a number of interesting findings.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Reports of specific geographic locations where many people are said to live to the age of 150 are either complete fabrications or gross exaggerations.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The oldest documented person in recorded history was 122 years old at her death in 1997.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Family studies suggest that longevity tends to run in families.  Most centenarians have large numbers of siblings.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f099006600.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">There is a relationship between late motherhood and centenarian status.</div> <bR> <div> Whatever the cause of extreme longevity, the increasing number of centenarians is likely to change developmentatlists' understanding of old age.</div> <bR> <div> According to the New England Centenarian Study,  30 percent of America's oldest old have acute minds, while 20 percent or more may have short-term memory problems but still are getting by just fine. Some studies indicate that people in their 90s and older have better overall health than those 10 or 20 years younger.  And, while the number of people 65 years of age or over is growing rapidly, the number of people in that age group who are disabled or in nursing homes is increasing much more slowly. It is reported that many of these individuals have managed to avoid major illnesses like heart disease. It is reported that over their whole lifespan, these people have seldom spent much time with a doctor.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Related Learning Links</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.exploratorium.com/exploring/exploring_memory/memory_2.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.exploratorium.com/exploring/e"><U><I><B>Portrait of a Centenarian</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Looks at aging from the perpsective of a woman who is 102 years of age with good physical and mental health.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.adlercentenarians.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adlercentenarians.com"><U><B>National Centenarian Awareness Project</B></U></A></div> <div> A site developed by Lynn Peters Adler, J.D.--a lawyer--who has devoted her career to the concerns of centenarians, longevity, and positive aging. The site includes "Centenarians This Millennium," where she interviews 12 Centenarians. These are very strong, healthy and activie people, ranging in age from 100 years and over. The site also has much information on centenarians, boo excerpts, stories, tributes, etc. Includes a Centenarian Registry where you can include the names of people you know 99 years of age or older. A great site!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bumc.bu.edu/centenarian/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bumc.bu.edu/centenarian/"><U><B><U>New England Centenarian Study</U></B></U></A></div> <div> At the Archon Genomics X Prize press conference held at the New York Academy of Medicine, Dr. Thomas Perls, the Director of the New England Centenarian Study stated, “This competition brings us one step closer to realizing the promise of truly personalized medicine. With the selection of centenarians as the genomic pioneers, this competition emphasizes the tremendous opportunity to discover ‘wellness’ genes and therefore learn how to prevent disease and live a long, healthy life.” This study was originally housed at Harvard University, School of Medicine.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130613-oldest-person-dies-health-longevity-science/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/"><U><B>World's Oldest Person Dies—How Can You Live to 100?</B></U></A></div> <div> For starters, eat nuts and socialize, says longevity expert Dan Buettner.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/longevity/hall-text" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/0"><U><I><B>Longevity-On Beyond 100</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Our genes harbor many secrets to a long and healthy life. And now scientists are beginning to uncover them.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/05/even-the-long-lived-smoke-drink-and-dont-exercise/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/05/ev"><U><I><B>Longevity: Even the Longed Lived Smoke, Drink and Don't Exercise</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Research on the lifestyles of Centenarians.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.livescience.com/20589-centenarian-personality-genes.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.livescience.com/20589-centena"><U><I><B>Living to 100: Personality and Good Genes May Be the Key</B></I></U></A></div> <div> The study is a part of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Longevity Genes Project, which includes more than 500 Ashkenazi Jews ages 95 and older, and 700 of their children.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://forward.com/articles/140894/may-you-live-until--dna-uncovers-secrets-to-je/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://forward.com/articles/140894/may-y"><U><I><B>May You Live Until 120: DNA Uncovers Secrets To Jewish Longevity</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Ecuadorians Descended from Sephardi Jews Carry a Mutation That Blocks Growth Hormone, Shields Against Cancer</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2868292/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles"><U><I><B>Genetic Variation in Human Telomerase is Associated with Telomere Length in Ashkenazi Centenarians</B></I></U></A></div> <div> A scientific study published by the National Academy of Sciences.Here, in a cohort of Ashkenazi Jewish centenarians, their offspring, and offspring-matched controls, they studied the inheritance and maintenance of telomere length and variations in two major genes associated with telomerase enzyme activity, <I>hTERT</I> and <I>hTERC</I>. Research scientists demonstrated that centenarians and their offspring maintain longer telomeres compared with controls with advancing age and that longer telomeres are associated with protection from age-related diseases, better cognitive function, and lipid profiles of healthy aging. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/centarians-studied-to-find-the-secret-of-longevity/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl"><U><I><B>Is 100 the new 80?: Centenarians Studied to Find the Secrets of Longevity</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Healthy aging may be possible with some genetic help.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamison-gosselin/secrets-to-long-life-_b_6102048.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamison-go"><U><I><B>Centenarians Spill The 4 Secrets To A Long And Happy Life</B></I></U></A></div> <div> Centenarians, individuals who have lived for 100 or more years, have lived the longest, experienced the most, and know what it takes to live a long, meaningful life.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/secret-to-long-life-avoiding-men_n_6508870.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20"><U><I><B>109-Year-Old Woman Says Secret To Long Life Is Avoiding Men</B></I></U></A></div> <div> The oldest living woman in Scotland -- 109 -- says the secret to her longevity is this: Eat your porridge and avoid men. Make sure you watch the video.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/super-centenarians-from-around-the-world/ss-BBAEj9o" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/s"><U><I><B>Super Centenarians Around the World</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I>A slide show.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Videos</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centenarians</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://youtu.be/TqoqR8_MVHw" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://youtu.be/TqoqR8_MVHw"><U><B>Fern Groh's Interview at 103 years Old !</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dan Buettner-How to Live to Be 100+</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-jk9ni4XWk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Georgia Centenarian Study-documentary (1 hour 7 minutes)</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nUEP8se3oUs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Meet Georgia's Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SNY9psknA3g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Okinawan Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pRSb4yami-w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centenarians of Azerbijan-Part 1</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZaL_lpfDJ24" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centenarians of Azerbijan-Part 2</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wtwknTNvHlU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Authentic Wisdom of America's Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1RhF2sl2nZU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>China has 54,000 Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q4_IwbUB6ww" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Living Forever: The Longevity Revolution</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GC7VARroF5s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Cayman Island Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/we5rSqeGa70" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dominica Records a New Centenarian</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EoznEhwqSyo" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Does the Village in China Hold the Key to Living Pass 100?</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xSFLgMsbokY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centenarians in Barbados</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Y2kGykgyMk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Iris Apfel</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uxvy2qEVvaQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centenarians of Costa Rica-Secrets of Long Life</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yM0Uj3uPE-Y" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Blue Zone: Costa Rican Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V8Opil6j-ac" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Longevity: Journey Into the Blue Zone</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zv0_y1FVW0c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cognitive Functioning in Centenarians</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zE2dmjZy0NY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ted Talk: The Secret Grail of Longevity</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TGZ6OJml9sU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Super Centenarians</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The 969 Year Old Man</B></div> <div> <B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_B83VDDzexU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Centenarians of Azerbijan-156 Years</B></div> <div> <I><B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtwknTNvHlU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The 256-Year Old Man</B></div> <div> <I><B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gAj2uhCOglM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>256 Year World's Oldest Man-Li ching Yuen-Herbs He Took</B></div> <div> <I><B> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zO2hYeApwFM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>  </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Discussion Question</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>View the videos on Centenarians and the Related Learning Links. What does the information about centenarians suggest to you about social, political, and economic policies in the future?</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>