ch 13 part 1-2 reviews

Question 1

chapter 13

Answer 1

Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Adulthood

Question 2

Developmental period beginning about 40 and extending to 60–65 years

Answer 2

middle adulthood

Question 3

middle adulthood characteristic :

Answer 3

declining physical skills & increasing responsibility
shrinking time left in life
reach and maintain satisfaction in career

Question 4

decline in physical development such as :

Answer 4

Skin wrinkles/sags
Age spots
Hair thins/grays

تجاعيد/ترهل الجلد
بقع العمر
يخفف الشعر/الرمادي

Question 5

physical proplem in height weight

Answer 5

lose height and tend to gain weight

Question 6

being______is critical health proplem in middle adulthood :

Answer 6

overweight

Question 7

Metabolic syndrome characterized by ;

Answer 7

hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance

Question 8

_______are the main cause of death during middle adulthood

Answer 8

chronic disease

Question 9

chronic disease such as :

Answer 9

Cancer
Cardiovascular disease

Question 10

sexuality

Climacteric in middel adulthood :

Answer 10

transition period in which fertillity decline

Question 11

Cessation of a woman’s menstrual period :

Answer 11

menopause

Question 12

when did menopause start ?

Answer 12

Late forties to early fifties

Question 13

Testosterone production declines in men, but they do lose their fertility (true or false )

Answer 13

false

Question 14

Hot flashes, nausea, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat signs of :

Answer 14

menopause or انقطاع الطمث

Question 15

fluid vs crystallized intelligence :

Answer 15

fluid :ability to reason abstractly; begins to decline in middle adulthood
crystallized : individual’s accumulated information and verbal skills

Question 16

Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Comparisons of Intellectual Change in Middle Adulthood :

Answer 16

Longitudinal Comparisons : decline in 50
cross-sectional : decline in 60

Question 17

Speed of information processing
in terms of Reaction-time task
:

Answer 17

scored poorer than younger adults

Question 18

speed Information Processing in terms of learning new info :

Answer 18

decline due to work memory

Question 19

work memory role is :

Answer 19

manipulate and assemble info

Question 20

Longitudinal Changes in Six Intellectual Abilities from

Answer 20

25-95

Question 21

Reach peak in position and earnings

Performance is similar to young adults

May face a career change

Answer 21

change in middle adulthood

Question 22

_________associated with better cognitive functioning and a longer life

Answer 22

Leisure

leeh gr

lei sure

Question 23

Pleasant times after work; free to pursue activities and interests of your own choosing

Answer 23

leisure

Question 24

increase_______occurs between late middle age and late adulthood

Answer 24

Religion/Spirituality

Question 25

change in
Lifestyle issues
Social networks
Coping with stress

Answer 25

religons

Question 26

Why do we exist ?

Answer 26

Family (69%)
Career (34%)
Spirituality & Faith (20%)