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| Sexual activity depends on: (2) |
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Definition
-Availability of a partner
-Health |
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Definition
| Mid-life transition in which fertility declines |
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Definition
| Cessation of a woman's menstral period |
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| Average age of menopause? |
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Definition
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Definition
| Transitional period leading up to menopause |
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Definition
-Less sperm, lower quality of sperm
-ED
-Lower testosterone |
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Term
| Leading cause of death in early adults (1) |
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Definition
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Term
| Leading cause of death in middle & late adults (2) |
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Definition
-Chronic disease, e.g. heart disease
-Cancer |
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Term
| Early adult peaks in cognition (2) |
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Definition
-Numeric abilities
-Perceptual speed |
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| Young-old ages and characteristic |
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Definition
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Term
| Old-old ages and characteristic |
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Definition
-75-85
-Require some assistance |
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Term
| Oldest-old ages and characteristic |
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Definition
-85+
-Require much assistance |
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Term
| Middle adulthood visible signs of aging (5) |
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Definition
-Wrinkles
-Reading glasses
-Grey hair
-Decreased posture
-Ratio of fat & muscle |
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Definition
| Gradual physical decline related to age |
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Term
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Definition
-Before age 30
-Usually 28 |
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Term
| Two physical characteristics after we hit peak physical age (2) |
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Definition
-Decrease in muscle tone and strength
-Weight gain |
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Term
| Three physical characteristics after we hit late adulthood 65+ |
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Definition
-Loss of height & weight
-Slow movement
-Lung capacity has decreased 40% |
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Definition
| Universal age changes that occur to everyone |
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Term
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Definition
| Age effects that are due to disease or unhealthy lifestyle |
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Term
| % of physical disablity by early 40's? |
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Definition
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Term
| % of physical disability by 60's |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Problems of the aging eye |
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Term
| Presbyopia characteristics (2) |
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Definition
-Begin in 40's
-In older years, dark adaptation, color vision, depth perception decline |
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Term
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Definition
| Thickening of the lens that causes cloudy, distorted vision |
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Term
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Definition
| Damage to the optic nerve caused by fluid build up |
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Term
| Presbycusis, 2 characteristics |
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Definition
Problems of the aging ear
-Lose high pitch hearing first
-Males more than females |
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Term
| Age that most have experienced sexual intercourse |
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Definition
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Term
| Sources of sexual orientation (3) |
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Definition
-Prenatal hormones
-Genetics
-Cognitive & environmental influences |
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Term
| Abilities that remain strong in the middle adult years (2) |
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Definition
-Verbal memory & ability
-Spacial ability |
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Term
| In mid-adult years two things happen to the brain..one good, one bad |
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Definition
1. Accumulated intelligence (crystalized) continues to grow
2. Ability to reason abstractly (fluid) decreases |
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Term
| Congitive decline in older years 70+ (4) |
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Definition
1. Perceptual speed
2. Verbal memory
3. Numeric ability
4. Working memory (how much can you keep in your mind) |
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Term
| What influences the memory ability of the elderly (3) |
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Definition
1. Health
2. Level of education
3. SES influence |
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Term
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Definition
| An overal slowdown in cognitive abilties in the days or months before death |
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Term
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Definition
| Term for neurological disorders that involve deteriorating brain functions |
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Term
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Definition
| Most common type of dementia; losses in cognition, language, physical functioning |
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Term
| Risk factors for Alzheimers (3) |
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Definition
1. Age
2. Family history
3. Lifestyle |
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Term
Erikson's adult stages
Early adulthood |
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Definition
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Term
| Trends in early adulthood (3) |
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Definition
1. Cohabitation
2. Marriage, divorce, remarriage
3. Become parents |
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Term
| Trends in middle adulthood (3) |
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Definition
1. Become grandparents
2. Empty nest
3. Refill the nest |
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Term
| What keeps people happy? (2) |
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Definition
1. Activity theory
2. Socioemotional selectivity theory |
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Term
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Definition
| Stay as active as possible |
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Term
| Socioemotional selectivity theory |
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Definition
| Older people become more selective about their social network |
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Term
| Lifestyle diversity in the older years (4) |
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Definition
1. Married
2. Widowed
3. Divorced & remarried
4. Cohabitating |
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Term
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Definition
| Generativity v stagnation |
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| An emotional response to loss, e.g. guilt, sadness, anger |
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Term
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Definition
| A culturally prescribed way of displaying ones reactions, e.g. attending funeral, laying flowers on a grave |
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Term
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Definition
| When all electrical activity of the brain has ended |
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Term
| Perception of death: Infant |
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Definition
| With attachment perceive loss |
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Term
| Perception of death: Age 3-5 |
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Definition
| Death is not permanant; magical thinking; blame selves |
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Term
| Perception of death: Age 9 |
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Definition
| Most perceive death as final and universal |
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Term
| Perception of death: Adolescence |
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Definition
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Term
| Kublet-Ross' Stages of Dying |
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Definition
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance |
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Term
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Definition
| The grief that occurs before an expected death |
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Term
| Reactions to anothers' death (3) |
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Definition
1. Shock
2. Sadness, disorganization
3. Acceptance & reorganization |
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