Aging

Question 1

aging

Answer 1

age change past maturity

changes leading to a decline in functional capacity

Question 2

when do most people feel like an adult?

Answer 2

~30 y.o.

Question 3

what makes one feel like an adult?

Answer 3

accepting responsibility
financial independence
completing education
making independent decisions
getting married

Question 4

do one’s expectations about aging match the reality?

Answer 4

NO

Question 5

stages past maturity

Answer 5

emerging adulthood (18-30 y.o.)
early adulthood (30-45 y.o.)
middle adulthood (45-65 y.o.)
young-old (65-80 y.o.)
old-old (80 y.o.-95 y.o.)
frail (>95 y.o.)

Question 6

emerging adulthood

Answer 6

new stage between adolescence and full adulthood

Question 7

what separates emerging adults from the other categories?

Answer 7

lack income to be financially independent

have no home or children

Question 8

why does emerging adulthood exist?

Answer 8

the age of one’s first menstruation and first marriage have increased
lower income, higher debt
higher unemployment among the young

Question 9

physical changes in adulthood

Answer 9

menopause 
climacteric 
decrease in systematic efficiency 
increase in sensory impairment
increase in chronic disease 
CRUNCH

Question 10

cognitive changes in adulthood

Answer 10

general decrease in memory
increase in risk of dementia
fluid abilities decrease
crystallized abilities stabilize

Question 11

symptoms of dementia

Answer 11

impaired memory

poor judgment

Question 12

what is the most common form of dementia?

Answer 12

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 13

unique symptoms of Alzheimer’s

Answer 13

language problems
disorientation
uninhibited behavior
inability to perform familiar tasks

Question 14

social changes in adulthood

Answer 14

decrease in neuroticism, extraversion, and openness

increase in agreeableness and conscientiousness

Question 15

relative change in personality

Answer 15

stable rank order within a cohort

Question 16

absolute change in personality

Answer 16

modest change in cohort average across the population

Question 17

why does life satisfaction and happiness increase with age?

Answer 17

selective positivity; older people remember positive memories more than negative ones

Question 18

primary aging

Answer 18

genetically programmed
life-long
gradual
inevitable

Question 19

secondary aging

Answer 19

controlled by lifestyle
life-long
gradual
controllable

Question 20

tertiary aging

Answer 20

genetically programmed 
occurs in very late life 
rapid 
inevitable 
aka dying

Question 21

what is the pattern of lifestyle change?

Answer 21

increase in life expectancy and quality of life