THEORIES OF AGING

Honestly  I thought that when I went to study "why" get older I would find only a theory, solid explanation that “this happens because of...”

But nothing is further from reality I found that the professor have been discussed in class a lot of theories.
It could be divided into two major branches, the genetic adaptation and the other is comprised of psychosocial terms. These theories are:

Biological theories

Attempt to explain whay the physicalchanges occur.

The programmed theory – The rut out program theory – The living theory – The gen theory – The molecular theories – The error theory – The somatic mutations theory – The Free Radical Theory – The Cross Line – The Clinker Theory – The Neuroendocrine theory – The immunologic theory.

What? A few, isn´t it? There are still more…

Psychosocial theories

The disengagement theory - The activity theory - Life course theories (Erickson´s, Havighurts´s, Jung´s)

This is an article which showed me a college buddy, is a comparison of the various theories, trying to relate with each other, I hope you find it useful

Aging and Disease

REFERENCES:

Kunlin J. Modern Biological Theories Aging. Aging Dis. 2010. 1(2): 72–74. Disponible en:   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995895/?tool=pubmed