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broad complex of physical and emotional symptoms that accompany reproductive changes in middle adulthood |
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moat dramatic aspect of climacteric |
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menopause; 12 straight months of no menstration age 51 |
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most deaths in middle age are from |
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heart cancer and heart attacks |
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how many percent adults smoke |
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alcohal consumption is ... |
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3rd leading cause of preventable death |
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abilities involved in aquiring new knoledge and skills |
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crystallized intelligence |
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cognibitive pragmatics, accumulated knowledge |
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over time ____ intelligences decreases and _____ intellingence increases |
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fluid=decreases crystalized=increases |
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contributing in worthwhile ways to others and community |
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the 3 domains of eriksons generativity vs self absorbance |
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procreative productive creative |
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t/f: middle adulthood sets the stage for the rest of the persons life |
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men and women experience ______ or ________ from overload of demands within a given role |
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role strain or role conflict |
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who are the primary caregivers for aging adults |
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daughters or daughter in laws |
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which spouse is more likely to initiate divorce |
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Personality structure: the 5 factor model |
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OCEAN, provides a useful vocabulary to describe how personality might change across the lifespan |
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nuerocitism ( emotional stability) the one its good to be low in ? |
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which is known as command generation and what is it |
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middle adulthood: age group making most of the important policy desicions that affect our lives. good at making desicions |
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changes are made; abrupt and stressful |
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what is transistion model: |
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changes are gradual; no crisis |
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visual acuity, high frequency noise |
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slower, new motor skills more difficult |
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skeletal, skin & muscle, fat-store, heart and lung capacity |
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what are the big 5 universal traits: |
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example of high conscientiousness |
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organized, dependable, persistant |
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example of high nueroticism: |
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negative stereotypes of older adults |
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the golden 40: middle old |
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the golden 40: very old old |
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pathological effects of aging |
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feeling the effects of old age |
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what happens in aging with taste senses: |
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taste declines-->add salt to food--> hypertension |
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a plant compoumd thought to contain antioxidant properties "pinot moir", dry red wines. may protect against heart diesease, cancer, diabetes, obesity |
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what happens with the brain in aging |
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-loses 10% of mass GRAY MATTER -lateralization declines -CNS slows -cognitive disorders |
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memory type: sensory.. give discription and if decline |
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memory type: short term... give discription and if decline |
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memory type: working ...give discription and if decline |
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active thinking and processing yes decline |
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memory type: episodic long term ...give discription and if decline |
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personal history yes decline |
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memory type: semantic long term.... give discription and if decline |
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factual general knowledge minimal decline |
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maddness difficult in: thinking and memory, social interactions, daily functions |
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most common form of demetia, no cure, genetic, 6th leading cuase of death |
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expert knowledge system that involves excellent judgement and advice on critical and practical life issues |
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attending to and ability to remember more positive information |
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be accepting, positive relationships, autonomy, master environment, maintain purpose, continue to grow personally |
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3 factors of retirement adjustment: |
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attitude toward work economic status health status
women have more difficulty |
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a tradition in asion nations where older people are honored |
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by 2030, 1 out of 5 people will be over the age of 65 |
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normal biological processes associated with aging, excluding disease |
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aging is result of wear and tear based on assults from internal and external env. |
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the pace of aging is genetically programmed |
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TRUE: brain seems to compensate for declining size with increase neural activity |
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6 cognitive abilities included in the seatle long. study |
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verbal ability spatial orientation inductive reasoning numeric facility perceptual speed verbal memory |
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new life structures emerge |
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