7.1 Flashcards
Senescence
The natural physical decline brought by aging
T/F there is no growth in early twenties
False
Late maturers may grow a few inches
What happens to the brain in early adulthood
Grows in size and weight
Pruning of grey matter
Myelination
What happens to the sense in early adulthood
Sharper than ever
What is the leading cause of death in early adulthood
Car accident
Are people more or less susceptible to minor illness in early adulthood
Less
What are the leading cause of death in early adulthood
Car accident Suicide Cancer Heart disease Homicide
What is the leading cause of death at 35+
Illness and disease
T/F women are more apt to die than men
False
T/F aboriginal groups have shorter life expectancies
True
T/F most young adults don’t know what foods are good and how to have a balanced diet
False
They know, they just don’t follow the rules
Which group suffers more from bad diet: adolescents or young adults
Young adults
Why may reports of weight and height be inaccurate
Women underreport their weight
Men overreport their height
How does disability affect young adults financially
Large rate of unemployment
The jobs they do find are routine and low paying
What barriers to a full life do disabled people experience?
Physical: mobility and accessibility issues
Prejudice: face pity/ are avoided
Stress
Physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us
T/F only negative events can cause stress
False
Positive events can too
Psychoneuroimmunology
Study of relationship between brain, immune system, psychological factors
What are the immediate biological responses to stress
Increase heart rate blood pressure respiration sweating
Are the immediate biological responses stress beneficial or harmful?
Beneficial because the emergency reaction can help people defend against a sudden threat
How does long term stress affect the body
Reduced ability to deal with stress
Heart, blood vessels, body tissues deteriorate
Immune system declines
What are the stages that people move through when determining whether they’ll experience stress?
Primary and secondary appraisal
Primary appraisal
The individual’s assessment of if the event has harmful consequences or not
If the primary appraisal appraises it as harmful, what factors are used to appraise it?
How much harm it’s caused in past
How threatening it’s likely to be
Likeliness of resisting the challenge successfully
Secondary appraisal
The individual’s judgement of if they can handle it
What characteristics of events have high likelihood of producing stress?
Events that produce negative emotions
uncontrollable/unpredictable situations
Ambiguous and confusing circumstances
Having a lot to do at once
Psychosomatic disorders
Medical problems caused by the interaction of psychological, emotional, and physical difficulties
Coping
The effort to reduce, control, or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress
Problem focused coping
Directly challenging threatening situation to make it less stressful
Emotion focused coping
Regulating emotional response to situation
Social support
Assistance and comfort supplied by others
Defensive coping
Coping by unconsciously denying/distorting a situation
Hardiness
Personality characteristic associated with lower stress related illness
Revel in life’s challenges
React to stressorts with optimism
