Adulthood 2/22

Question 1

Emerging Adulthood

Answer 1

Jeffrey Arnett suggests early ad. its too broad
18-25
-uncertainty/exploration thrive
20s population is at diff stage than 20 year olds of 50 years old

Question 2

Marriage

Answer 2

Mututal respect is important

Question 3

Divorce

Answer 3

90% of single parents are mother & children

• support paid/visits decline years after divorce
• divorced parents help by focusing on children instead of each other, not denying child support/visitation

Question 4

Changes in Middle Adult

Answer 4

• menopause/midlife crisis
• stable career
• gain weight easily

Question 5

Middle adulthood

Answer 5

40-59
Men become emotionally expressive
-women more assertive/independent
-eyesight/hearing difficulties

Question 6

Empty nest period

Answer 6

Time after children leave home

• some mothers feel depressed/useless
• women w/o outside activities are more deressed

Question 7

Menopause

Answer 7

Change of life
Biggest symptons
-insomnia
-hot flashes
Small % have physical symptoms

Question 8

Late Adulthood

Gerontology

Answer 8

60+

The branch of psychology that studies the aging process and the problems of old people

Question 9

The aging people

Answer 9

Life spans for each species are preprogrammed

Humans will die by 110/115 even w/o disease

Question 10

As we age, face probs with…

Answer 10

Vision
Hearing
More prone to disease

Question 11

Memory

Answer 11

Having trouble w ones memory does not happen to all individuals in late adulthood

Question 12

When (memory loss) does occur

Answer 12

-can be distressing and frustrating
Can have strong negative effect on their self concepts
Can cause anxiety and depression

Question 13

Intelligence

Answer 13

Does not decline as an individual ages
Old score lower than younger bc
-try too hard/anxious
-test questions might be too small to read
-measures school potential which is irrelevant to old people

Question 14

Senile dementia

Answer 14

Loss of mental faculties in old age (occurs in 23% of aged population)

Question 15

Cerebral arteriosclerosis

Answer 15

Blockage of blood vessels to the brain; can result in loss of mental faculties

Question 16

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 16

Disease involving loss of chemical nerve cell transmitters and other damage to nerve transmission and results in mental deterioration

-can lead to disruption of speech, personality, memory and body control

Question 17

Late adulthood concerns

Answer 17

Poor health
Social isolation
Loss of feeling meaningful to society

Question 18

Retirement

Answer 18

Most like new lives

Individuals who are active before retirement tend to be just as active after they retire

Question 19

Institutionalization

Answer 19

Only 5% end up in nursing homes

Question 20

Death

Thanatology

Answer 20

Study of death and methods for coping with it

Question 21

What are terminally ill people most afraid of

Answer 21

• loss of mastery over themselves
• separation from loved ones
• fear of being replaced by another

Question 22

Terminally ill usually go

Answer 22

To hospice

Question 23

Elizabeth Kubler Ross

Five stages of grief

Answer 23

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Question 24

Marital satisfaction at its lowest

Answer 24

40s

Question 25

Sex priorities

Answer 25

Men career

Women marriage

Question 26

Early Adulthood

Answer 26

20-39

Most people take on responsibilities of marriage, career, and children