8.1 Flashcards
When is middle adulthood
40-65
How is a person’s emotional reaction to midlife physical changes affected when their self image is tied to their physical attributes
More negative
T/F most people’s self concepts are not closely related to their physical attributes, so middle adults report no less satisfaction with their body image than young adults
True
What happens to heights round age 55
Bones become less dense, height loss
Osteopetrosis
Condition common in women where lack of calcium causes brittle bones
What happens to body fat and middle adulthood
Increases
What happens to strength in middle adulthood
Declines
What happens to vision in middle adulthood
Visual acuity decrease Lens shape and elasticity change Lens less transparent Presbyopia Depth distance, and 3D perception decrease
Presbyopia
Loss in near vision
Happens in nearly all middle adults
Glaucoma
When pressure in fluid of eye increase
Can lead to blindness
What happens to hearing in middle adulthood
People working in loud environments are more apt to have hearing loss
Loss of cilia/hair cells
Less elastic eardrum
Presbycusis
Loss of the ability to hear sound sounds of high frequency
Decrease sound localization
T/F women are more prone to hearing loss than men
False
What happens to reaction time in middle adulthood
Increase
T/F young adults drivers have less accidents than middle adults, because of less reaction time
False
Middle adult drivers have less accidents cuz of their experience which makes up for higher reaction time
T/F the frequency of sexual intercourse declines with age
True
T/F sex is not as important of an activity for gay and lesbian couples
False
In what ways does midlife bring sexual freedom?
Children are away from home
Menopause means no risk of pregnancy/need for birth control
What challenges to sexuality do men face in midlife
More time to achieve erection
Longer refractory period
Volume of ejaculate decrease
Testosterone decrease
What challenges to sexuality do women face in midlife
Vaginal walls thin, less elastic
Vagina shrinks and constricts
Female climacteric
Period that marks transition from being able to birth children to no longer being able to
Starts around 45
Lasts 15-20 yrs
Menopause
Cessation of menstruation
Around 40-60 periods occur irregularly and less frequently
Estrogen and progesterone drops
When is menopause completed
When A woman passes a year without a menstrual period
What symptoms are associated with the hormonal changes of menopause
Hot flashes Headaches Feelings of dizziness Heart palpitations Aching joints
Perimenopause
The period prior to menopause when hormone reproduction begins to change
How does a woman’s expectations affect her experience of menopause
Expect difficulties ⇒ attribute every physical and emotional problem to menopause
Male climacteric
Period of physical and psychological change in reproductive system
Usually occurs in fifties
What psychical problems arise with the male climacteric
Enlarged prostate ⇒ urination problems
What sexual problems arise with the male climacteric
Erectile dysfunction
What do middle adults report as their biggest worry>
Health
T/F most people in midlife have good health
True
How is the health of middle adults better than young adults
Less infection, allergy, respiratory disease, digestive probs
What chronic diseases begin in middle adulthood
Arthritis post 40
Diabetes 50-60
Hypertension
Why is hypertension called the silent killer
no symptoms
If left untreated, it greatly increases risk of strokes and heart disease
What are the three major consequences of stress
Direct physiological effects
Harmful behavior
Indirect health related behavior
Direct physiological effects of stress
Increase blood pressure
Decrease immune system
Increase hormone
Psychophysiological conditions
Harmful behaviors caused by stress
Increase drug and alcohol use
Decrease nutrition
Decrease sleep
Indirect health related behavior caused by stress
Decrease compliance with medical advice
Increase delays in seeking medical care
Decrease in likelihood of seeking medical advice
Risk factors for heart disease
Genetic predisposition
Environment - diet
Psychological - dealing with stress
Type A personality
Type A behavior pattern
Competitive Impatient Frustrated Hostile Ambitious Multitasking
Polyphasic activities
Multitasking
Type b behavior pattern
Non Competitiveness
Patience
Lack of aggression
T/F most cancer diagnosis in middle age are a death sentence
False
Many forms of cancer are responsive to treatment
What is the leading cause of death in canada
Cancer
What are risk factors for cancer
Genetic predisposition Poor nutrition Smoking Alcohol use Exposure to radiation and sunlight Occupational hazards
What treatments to cancer are there
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Surgery
What are mammograms used for
Detecting breast cancer
When does risk of breast cancer arise
30
