More importantly, an overload of effort to process too much information during certain life situations and circumstances has the propensity to cause neurological and physical harm. Bee and Bjorklund (2004, p. 143) discussed the concepts of what influences problems in working memory in older adults. One explanation promotes the idea that older adults “do not have the mental energy or attentional resources of younger people and their short-term memory becomes overloaded as tasks become more complex” (Merriam, Caffarella & Baumgartner, 2007, p . 397 ). This may explain why some older adults have severe strokes, heart attacks, severe anxiety and stress-related illnesses. Furthermore, an overload of information processing can negatively hinder conscious visual perception, as well as negatively affect actions and