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Adulthood Moving through Adulthood Flashcards

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Let’s Review: Objectives

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Discuss factors related to attainment of adulthood
Use the chapter information to distinguish age-related considerations when developing an exercise program for someone in adulthood

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Age 18 to end of life
Specifically defined as:

Young adulthood what age?

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20-40 y/o

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Age 18 to end of life
Specifically defined as:

Middle adulthood is what age?

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40-65 y/o

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Age 18 to end of life
Specifically defined as:

Late adulthood what age?

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65 and older

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Skeletal system

Bones lose bone density between ages of __________, therefore becoming more porous.

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25-35

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Skeletal system

Osteoporosis occurs more in women post menopausal : there is _____________ & _______________w/aging.

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loss of bone & disc height

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intense sustained drive to achieve self-selected goals by usually poorly defined goals, competitiveness, persistent desire for recognition & advancement, continuous involvement in multiple & diverse functions—deadline driven.
Habitual propensity to accelerate the rate of execution of many physical and mental functions

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Type A—

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What does the text tell us about Type A behavior pattern?

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will usually become another type of personality

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expresses positive emotions, optimistic, relaxed typically, has many interests

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Type B—

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cooperative & compliant w/authorities. Unexpressive & unassertive of their own negative emotions. At risk for cancer, depression & anxiety

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Type C—

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distressed personality type. Negative emotions & inhibit self-expression.
At 4-fold risk for CHD
“holds it all in”

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Type D—

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  • Speed of cognitive processing slows
  • Slower reaction times- safety concers
  • Greater chance for distractibility
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Middle & Late Adults as Patients or “Learners”

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Middle & Late Adults as Patients or “Learners”

Why is this important to know as a PTA?

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The “big five” personality traits were discussed in the text (p427)

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  1. Neuroticiism
  2. extroversion
  3. openness to experience
  4. agreeableness
  5. conscientiousness
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Neuroticism

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put in

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Extroversion

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openess to experience

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put in

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agreeableness

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put in

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Conscientiousness

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put in

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How does the big five personality traits change as we age?

all 5 seperately increase or decrease

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Neuroticism-theses decrease as we age

Extroversion- stay the same or decrease

openness to experience- decrease or stay same

agreeableness- increase

conscientiousness - increases

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Osteoblasts vs osteoclasts activity

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osteoblasts - build

osteoclasts- destroy

22
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fuel for our body can be

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the food we eat

our positive attitudes

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Dries out, becomes brittle & hard. Less flexible and more prone to injury. Thought to be due to less glycosaminoglycan & chondroitin.

Jello like

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Cartilage

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Decline in protein synthesis leads to decreases in muscle mass & strength known as ______________. This decline is very slow unless compounded by illness.

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sarcopenia

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Muscle force is impacted due to a decrease or increase in total numbers of muscle fibers (type & size)?

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decrease

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Muscles

there is a Reduction in type II fibers (fast twitch),

type I fibers remain __________

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stable

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Muscles

Reduction in number of muscle __________ units

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motor

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Reduction in cardiovascular system, leading to decreased _____________________ to the muscles

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glycoproteins

(carbs and protein)

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Muscles

Changes in NMS cause change in innervation, causing ____________.

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less firing

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The aging process is limited by a genetic ability to replicate cells which has its own preset limits called the ____________(approx. 50 replications for a human cell). Also the ability of some cells to differentiate or become specialized cells decreases with the aging process.

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Hayflick limit

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_________ is the breaking down of cells into particles that can be eliminated by phagocytosis. Meaning there is an increase in these waste products within the older persons body.

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Apoptosis

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Sensory changes

presbyopia is what

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decrease focus (vision)

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Sensory changes

presbycusis is what?

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Hearing—decrease hearing

34
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Sensory changes

Olfactory—cranial nerves I & V- decrese in what???

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smell

35
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Sensory changes

Touch, pain, temperature—hypothermia & heat stroke are a possibility due to aging of the ___________.

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hypothalmus

36
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Sensory changes

Cognition & memory—brain weight decreases after age ________. Decrease in number of brain cells and proteins form amyloid plaques within normal neuronal cells. CNS & ANS can be affected.

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