title: [Terminal decline--a problematic construct? A study of persons in their 80's and 90's].
abstract: Within the research of intellectual functioning in aged people the hypothesis of terminal decline is quite common. This paper is stressing the question of the global validity of terminal decline. It will be shown that terminal decline has to be discussed within the frame work of changes in the processes of aging.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Terminal Decline--ein problematisches Konstrukt? Eine Studie bei Personen im 8. und 9. Lebensjahrzehnt.