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| decreases in efficiency in all the body systems gradually become less efficient |
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| the state of equilibrium of the body as a result of body organ systems adjusting to internal/external stimuli |
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| the extra capacity that each organ has for responding to stressful events |
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| is defined as the inability to conceive a child after 1 year or more without contraception |
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| extension of Piaget's stages of cognitive development; build on skills of formal operational thinking |
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| analyzes components of intelligence & examines its improvement or decline through adulthood |
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| Information processing approach |
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| studies encoding, storage & retrieval of information & examines efficiency through adulthood |
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| an understanding that one's own perspective is only one of many potentially valid views of reality and knowledge is not fixed or absolute |
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| a capacity to synthesize apparently conflicting ideas or views into a more coherent whole; rather than feeling compelled to choose between them |
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| most advanced form of cognition; the constant integration of one's beliefs and experiences with all the contradications and inconsistencies they encounter |
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| professional feels disillusioned and exhausted by demands of trying to help others (typically with people who equate success with external rewards) |
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| factory or service workers feel distant from the actual product being produced or service being offered (lack of intrinsic satisfaction) |
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| "externals" such as money and prestige; characterized by a desire of tangible items |
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| rewards that come from "within" such as satisfaction and self-esteem |
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| capacity to learn new material; short term memory, abstract thought and speed of thinking |
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| Crystallized intelligence |
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| accumulated knowledge; vocabulary, general information, etc. |
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| invisible barrier between the individual and career advancement; especially for women & minorities |
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| the number of persons sickened by specific diseases; higher in women |
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| the number of deaths due to specific diseases; higher in men |
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| one year after a women's last menstrual period; period stops, estrogen production drastically drops |
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| the phase proceeding menopause; last about 6 years; adjustment to lower estrogen levels; hot flushes/cold sweats; involves many biological & physiological changes |
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