Adulthood and aging - developmental Flashcards

1
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Culturally preferred timing of social events

A

social clock

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2
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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

A

five features of emerging adulthood 18-29

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3
Q

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

A

middle adulthoods physical changes 36-64

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4
Q

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

A

Later adulthood physical changed 65+

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5
Q

Alzeheimers

A

Progressive, irreversible, braindisorder

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6
Q

Dementia

A

Mental disintergration

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7
Q

Fluid intelligence

A

Ability to reason quickly and abstractly

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8
Q

crystallized intelligence

A

accumulated knowledge and verbal skills

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9
Q

first or second year college students

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

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10
Q

Love lasts longer when

A

Intimate self disclosure, shared emotional support and similar interests

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11
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dying and death

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

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