Chapter 10 Review Flashcards

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1
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Conception to 2 weeks

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Germinal stage

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Zygote becomes a mass of cells that implants in the uterine wall and the placenta begins to form

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Germinal stage

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2 weeks to 8 weeks

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Embryonic stage

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Most vital organs and bodily systems begin to form (very vulnerable)

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Embryonic stage

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5
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8 weeks to birth

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Fetal stage

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Organs continue to grow and gradually begin to function

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Fetal stage

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22 to 26 weeks

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Age of viability

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Inside uterus; protects baby against injury

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Amniotic sac

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Drinking fluid; keeps temp at constant 100 degrees Fahrenheit

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Amniotic fluid

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10
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Connected to baby via umbilical chord; provides oxygen and nourishment

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Placenta

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11
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Prime age span for childbirth

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20 to 28

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12
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Higher chance for this type of problem in older men’s children

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Gene problems

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13
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Most important from last 3 months of pregnancy to 2 years

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Nutrition

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14
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Causes babies to be born with some degree of mental retardation and distorted face and body features

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Alcohol (FAS)

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Causes lighter weight babies with respiratory problems

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Nicotine

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16
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Causes babies to often be born addicted

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Street drugs

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17
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Causes possibility of hemorrhage during birth - dangerous for children and mother

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Aspirin

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18
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Vision capacities of newborns

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Near-sighted - can see less than 8 inches in front of their face

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19
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First color seen by newborns

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Red

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20
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Hearing capacities of newborns

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Very well-developed

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21
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Effects of high / low pitch sounds

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High - keep awake

Low - put to sleep

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22
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Taste capacities of newborns

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More developed at birth than at any other time in life

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23
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Smell capacities of newborns

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Very acute - can tell difference between mother’s breast milk and other types

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24
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Increases newborns’ risk for birth complications and deficits

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Maternal malnutrition

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25
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Can interfere with prenatal development

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Maternal illness

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26
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STD’s that can be passed to newborns

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Genital herpes and AIDS

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27
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Nature

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Heredity

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28
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Nurture

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Environment

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29
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Nature determines potential, nurture determines expression

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Interactionist position

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30
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Heat to foot trend

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Cephalocaudal trend

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31
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Center - outwards trend

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Proximodistal trend

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32
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Follows cephalocaudal and proximodistal trends

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Motor development

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33
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Attributes to early progress in motor skills

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Maturation

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34
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Research suggests this is also important to early motor skill progression

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Infant’s exploration

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35
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Cross-cultural research shows both these traits are influential in developing motor skills

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Maturation and environment

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36
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1 group of subjects is observed repeatedly over time

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Longitudinal research

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37
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Group of subjects of varied ages are observed at a single point in time

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Cross-sectional research

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38
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Refers to close emotional bonds of affection that develop between infants and caregivers

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Attachment

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39
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Animals that Harlow studied

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Monkeys

40
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Research by Harlow shows what is not key to attachment

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Reinforcement

41
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Bowlby argued attachment has what two bases

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Biological and evolutionary

42
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Infant-mother attachment falls into 4 catagories

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Normal
Anxious
Avoidant
Disorganized

43
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Traits of infants with relatively secure attachments

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Resilient, competent, high self-esteem

44
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Characteristic mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity

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Temperament

45
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Thomas and Chess found in a longitudinal study that temperament remains

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Stable

46
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Kagan’s research suggests inhibited and uninhibited temperament are stable over time and have what kind of basis

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Genetic

47
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Children progress through thinking through complementary processes of assimilation (borg) and accomodation

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Piaget

48
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Birth - 2 years

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Sensorimotor (stage 1)

49
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Infants know the world mostly in terms of sensory impressions and motor activities

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Sensorimotor (stage 1)

50
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2 - 7 years

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Preoperational (stage 2)

51
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Language first develops; children do not comprehend mental operations of concrete logic

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Preoperational (stage 2)

52
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Cannot see things from another’s viepoint

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Egocentrism

53
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Same amount of something exists regardless of form

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Lack of conservation

54
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7 - 11 years

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Concrete operational (stage 3)

55
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Children gain mental operations enabling them to think logically about concrete events

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Concrete operational (stage 3)

56
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11 - adult years

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Formal operational (stage 4)

57
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People thinking logically about abstract concepts

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Formal operational (stage 4)

58
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Stages are not invariable - many have underestimated preoperational children - experience may be more important than age

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Criticisms of Piaget

59
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Proposes that individuals progress through 3 levels of moral reasoning

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Kohlerg’s theory of Moral Development

60
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Acts tend to have consequences

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Preconventional reasoning (Kohlberg)

61
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Conform to social order

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Conventional reasoning (Kohlberg)

62
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Personal code of ethos

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Postconventional reasoning (Kohlberg)

63
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Proposes that individuals evolve through 8 stages over the life span

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Erikson’s theory of personality development

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Birth - 1 year (Erikson)

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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2 - 3 years - rules and self control (Erikson)

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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

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4 - 5 years - responsibility vs. irresponsibility (Erikson)

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Initiative vs. Guilt

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6 years - puberty - sucess vs. failure - largely due to school (Erikson)

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Industry vs. Inferiority

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Adolescence - who am I? (Erikson)

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Identity vs. Identity confusion

69
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Young adulthood - will only occur if stage 5 is successful (Erikson)

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

70
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Done to assist younger generation (Erikson)

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Generativity vs. Stagnation

71
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Late adulthood - did I live a good life?

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Integrity vs. Despair

72
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2 year span preceding puberty during which secondary sex characteristics begin to devlop

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Pubescence

73
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Stage during which primary sex characteristics develop fully

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Puberty

74
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Age groups that have an increased risk for psychological and social difficulties

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Girls who reach puberty early and boys who mature late

75
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Appears to be last area of brain to fully mature - not complete until late adolescence or early adulthood

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Prefrontal cortex

76
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Attempted suicides increase during this age period - but have low success rates

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Adolescents

77
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Time of turmoil

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Adolescence

78
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Adolescents deal with identity crisis in 4 ways

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James Marcia

79
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Remains fairly stable throughout life - some experience signficant changes

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Personality

80
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Little research supporting this type of crisis

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Mid-life crisis

81
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More likely to be difficult when spouses have different expectations about their roles

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Marital adjustment

82
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Transition where children begin to grow up and leave the home

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Empty Nest

83
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Represents a major transition and disruption of routine

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First child in marriage

84
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Fairly stable through adulthood with slight decrease at age 60

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General intelligence

85
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Moderate - associated with aging

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Memory loss

86
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Premature commitment - adolescence

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Foreclosure

87
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Delay in commitment - adolescence

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Moritoreum

88
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Lack of direction - adolescence

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Identity diffusion

89
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Sense of self direction - adolescence

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Identity achievement

90
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Speed in this area of processing tends to decrease during middle adulthood

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Cognitive processing

91
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These areas of sensory domain tend to decrease

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Vision and hearing

92
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Women’s reaction to this stage of maturity vary and may not be as stressful as feared

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Menopause

93
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Decreases after age 60 but doesn’t appear to related to dementia

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Brain tissue and weight

94
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% of people over age 75 with dementia

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150-020%

95
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Exhibit profound loss of brain tissue

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Alzheimer’s patients

96
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Plaque on the brain and plaque between neurons

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Alzheimer’s