Adulthood and aging - developmental

Question 1

Culturally preferred timing of social events

Answer 1

social clock

Question 2

Age of identity exploration, Figuring out what to do
Age of Instability, Moving and changes
Age of self focus, pay attention to self and relationships
Age of feeling between, not feeling like an adult
Age of possibilities, Full of optimism

Answer 2

five features of emerging adulthood 18-29

Question 3

More gray hair
More wrinkles
Menopause 45-55
Testosterone levels drop
Midlife crisis

Answer 3

middle adulthoods physical changes 36-64

Question 4

Sight, smell, and hearing get much worse
Muscle strength and stamina decrease
Immune system weakens (more antibodies)
Neural pathways and reaction time decrease
Portions of brain start to atrophy

Answer 4

Later adulthood physical changed 65+

Question 5

Alzeheimers

Answer 5

Progressive, irreversible, braindisorder

Question 6

Dementia

Answer 6

Mental disintergration

Question 7

Fluid intelligence

Answer 7

Ability to reason quickly and abstractly

Question 8

crystallized intelligence

Answer 8

accumulated knowledge and verbal skills

Question 9

first or second year college students

Answer 9

change their initial major, cannot accurately predict the career they will have, change careers after entering the workforce

Question 10

Love lasts longer when

Answer 10

Intimate self disclosure, shared emotional support and similar interests

Question 11

dying and death

Answer 11

resolve differences, express appreciation, tend to relationships and open to inevitability of death