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7.1 Flashcards

1
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Senescence

A

The natural physical decline brought by aging

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2
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T/F there is no growth in early twenties

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False

Late maturers may grow a few inches

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3
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What happens to the brain in early adulthood

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Grows in size and weight
Pruning of grey matter
Myelination

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4
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What happens to the sense in early adulthood

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Sharper than ever

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5
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What is the leading cause of death in early adulthood

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Car accident

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6
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Are people more or less susceptible to minor illness in early adulthood

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Less

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7
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What are the leading cause of death in early adulthood

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Car accident
Suicide
Cancer
Heart disease
Homicide
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8
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What is the leading cause of death at 35+

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Illness and disease

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9
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T/F women are more apt to die than men

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False

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10
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T/F aboriginal groups have shorter life expectancies

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True

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T/F most young adults don’t know what foods are good and how to have a balanced diet

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False

They know, they just don’t follow the rules

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12
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Which group suffers more from bad diet: adolescents or young adults

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Young adults

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13
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Why may reports of weight and height be inaccurate

A

Women underreport their weight

Men overreport their height

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14
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How does disability affect young adults financially

A

Large rate of unemployment

The jobs they do find are routine and low paying

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15
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What barriers to a full life do disabled people experience?

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Physical: mobility and accessibility issues
Prejudice: face pity/ are avoided

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16
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Stress

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Physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us

17
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T/F only negative events can cause stress

A

False

Positive events can too

18
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Psychoneuroimmunology

A

Study of relationship between brain, immune system, psychological factors

19
Q

What are the immediate biological responses to stress

A

Increase heart rate blood pressure respiration sweating

20
Q

Are the immediate biological responses stress beneficial or harmful?

A

Beneficial because the emergency reaction can help people defend against a sudden threat

21
Q

How does long term stress affect the body

A

Reduced ability to deal with stress
Heart, blood vessels, body tissues deteriorate
Immune system declines

22
Q

What are the stages that people move through when determining whether they’ll experience stress?

A

Primary and secondary appraisal

23
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Primary appraisal

A

The individual’s assessment of if the event has harmful consequences or not

24
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If the primary appraisal appraises it as harmful, what factors are used to appraise it?

A

How much harm it’s caused in past
How threatening it’s likely to be
Likeliness of resisting the challenge successfully

25
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Secondary appraisal

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The individual’s judgement of if they can handle it

26
Q

What characteristics of events have high likelihood of producing stress?

A

Events that produce negative emotions
uncontrollable/unpredictable situations
Ambiguous and confusing circumstances
Having a lot to do at once

27
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Psychosomatic disorders

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Medical problems caused by the interaction of psychological, emotional, and physical difficulties

28
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Coping

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The effort to reduce, control, or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress

29
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Problem focused coping

A

Directly challenging threatening situation to make it less stressful

30
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Emotion focused coping

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Regulating emotional response to situation

31
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Social support

A

Assistance and comfort supplied by others

32
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Defensive coping

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Coping by unconsciously denying/distorting a situation

33
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Hardiness

A

Personality characteristic associated with lower stress related illness
Revel in life’s challenges
React to stressorts with optimism

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