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Aging Flashcards

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1
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aging

A

age change past maturity

changes leading to a decline in functional capacity

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when do most people feel like an adult?

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~30 y.o.

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what makes one feel like an adult?

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accepting responsibility
financial independence
completing education
making independent decisions
getting married
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do one’s expectations about aging match the reality?

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NO

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stages past maturity

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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.)
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emerging adulthood

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new stage between adolescence and full adulthood

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what separates emerging adults from the other categories?

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lack income to be financially independent

have no home or children

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why does emerging adulthood exist?

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

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physical changes in adulthood

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menopause 
climacteric 
decrease in systematic efficiency 
increase in sensory impairment
increase in chronic disease 
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cognitive changes in adulthood

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

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symptoms of dementia

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impaired memory

poor judgment

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what is the most common form of dementia?

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Alzheimer’s disease

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unique symptoms of Alzheimer’s

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language problems
disorientation
uninhibited behavior
inability to perform familiar tasks

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social changes in adulthood

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decrease in neuroticism, extraversion, and openness

increase in agreeableness and conscientiousness

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relative change in personality

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stable rank order within a cohort

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absolute change in personality

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modest change in cohort average across the population

17
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why does life satisfaction and happiness increase with age?

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

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primary aging

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genetically programmed
life-long
gradual
inevitable

19
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secondary aging

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controlled by lifestyle
life-long
gradual
controllable

20
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tertiary aging

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genetically programmed 
occurs in very late life 
rapid 
inevitable 
aka dying
21
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what is the pattern of lifestyle change?

A

increase in life expectancy and quality of life

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