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Orchard, Rebecca J., Memory and Attention in the
Healthy Elderly. Doctor of Philosophy (Counseling
Psychology), August, 1994, 125 pp., 17 tables, references,
60 titles.
The "normal aging process," as traditionally
conceptualized, presumes cognitive decrements with age,
independent of pathology. However, this expectation is
based upon results of studies whose samples were
inadequately screened for health status. Normative samples
in geriatric neuropsychology research, for example, were
screened for obvious factors such as history of head trauma
and neurological disorders, but not for chronic systemic
illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension, which we now
realize adversely affect cognitive functioning.
This study investigated the influence of age and health
status on verbal and visual memory and attention. The
objective was to select subjects resembling participants in
normative studies, and to contrast the genuinely healthy
component with the "contaminants." A rigorous and detailed
self-report of health status plus a standard neurological
examination were used to screen and divide subjects into two
health status groups: normal and super healthy. It was
speculated that the strong effect of age on memory and
attention commonly found among the elderly would be
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Orchard, Rebecca J. (Rebecca Jean). Memory and Attention in the Healthy Elderly, dissertation, August 1994; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278970/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .