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Chapter 12 & 13 Adulthood: Body and Mind & Social World Flashcards

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1
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senescence

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process of aging

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2
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senescence is more effected by

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choice and conditions

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3
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aging reduces what in the blood stream

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oxygen

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4
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what other factors might decrease oxygen in the blood stream

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obesity
heavy smoking
polluted enviornment s

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5
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what happens to the senses overtime

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become less acute

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6
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what happens with vision

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peripheral vision narrows faster
colors fade

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7
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hearing is most acute at what age

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10

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8
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what sounds are lost earlier

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high

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9
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what happens to sexual reproduction

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slows down
arousal slows
orgasms take longer
fertility dispagers

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10
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is age a determining factor in adult sexual satisfaction

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no
- relationships and quality impact

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11
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what gender has higher satisfaction

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women

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12
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primary infertility

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iability to connive naturally

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13
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primary infertility percent

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2 young
50 by 40

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14
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IVF percent of births

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2%

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15
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IVF is used for what

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avoid genetic problems and infertility

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16
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what impacts IVF

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age

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17
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parenthood needs what

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cognitive and emotional maturity

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18
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what percent of births occur after 24

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77%

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19
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menopause

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menstral cycles cease completly
hormonal production drops considerably

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20
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andropause

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testosterone drops but drops gradually and slower leading to less effects

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21
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menopause age

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42-58 (51)

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22
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what happens to fertility after menopause

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impossible

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23
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symptoms of menopause

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vaginal dryness
hot flasshes
hot flushes
cold sweats

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24
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what 2 things cause issues between 25 and 65

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drug use and obesity

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25
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opioid rates

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5 times higher than 2 decades earlier

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26
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opioid deaths

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most are after age 30

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27
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deaths of dispair

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deaths caused by suciude, drug overdose, alcoholism, and obesity

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28
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what level of intake of alcohol is harmful

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excessive

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29
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metabolism decreases by what between ages of 20 and 60

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1/3

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30
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since adults gain 20lbs between 20 and 60 how do we avoid this

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eat less
add more vegies
increase physical activity

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31
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2 types of diets

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mediterranean diet
intermittent fasting

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32
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causes of brain loss for about 1% of all adults aged 25-65

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drug abuse
poor circulation
viruses
genes
traumatic brain injury

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33
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how can we recovery from brain injury

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dendrite growth

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34
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what strengthens brain connections

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meditation

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35
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can new brain cells occur in adulthood

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yes esp in hippocampus

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36
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excersies does what

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increase circulation, connections, and myelination
decreases depression

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37
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1 form of intelligence

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spearman
general intelligence

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38
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spearman

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one basic trait
- intelligence cannot be measured

39
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G is

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inborn

40
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we now know is that IQ inborn

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no changes occur in adulthood

41
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intelligence is multi

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directional
cultural
contextual
plastic

42
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is the older person still able to function intellectually

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yes

43
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cattle and horn

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2 types of intelligence
fluid and crystalized

44
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fluid

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learning quick and thorough
- working memory, abstract thought, speed of thinking

45
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crystalized

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reflect accumulated learning
- vocab and general information

46
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can you change from fluid to crystalized

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yes

47
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who came up with 3 types

A

sternberg

48
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3 types

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analytic
creative
practice

49
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analytic

A

abstract planning, logic

multiple choice tetss
recall

50
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creative

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imagination, originality

innovation

51
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practical

A

adaptive action

real life situations
street smarts

52
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selective optomization with compensation

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becoming more proficient in actives they can already do well to make up for ones they are bad at

53
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components of expertise

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intuitive
autonomic
strategic
flexible

54
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essential requirement for expertise

A

time
practice
climate
training, genes, age

55
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adulthood age

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25-65
* with emerging

56
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do eriksons always occur in sequence

A

no

57
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are eriksons age based

A

no

58
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generatively vs stagnation

A

be productive

59
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maslows

A

physiologic
safe
love
esteme
actualization

60
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big 5 personality traits

A

openness
conscienctiousnes
extroversion
aggreableness
neuroticism

61
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openness

A

curious

62
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conscientiousness

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organized

63
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extroversion

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outgoinga

64
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agrreableness

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kind and helpful

65
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neuroticism

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anxoious

66
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what happens with personality as they age

A

slight positive change

67
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when are people happiest

A

personality traits match social context

68
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who are least likely to divorice

A

asian

69
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who are most likely

A

african

70
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empty nest

A

two parents alone after children left

71
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percent of divorce

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40%

72
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fictive kin

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people who become accepted as part of a family who have no genetic or legal realtionship to

73
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what is the chief form of generatively is

A

establishing and guiding the next generation

74
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what is the most stressful experience

A

raising a child

75
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open vs closed adoptions

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open: know kid
closed: don’t know kid

76
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adoptions are usually

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open

77
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stepparents effects are

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cumulative

78
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most difficulty form of generativity

A

foster care

79
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foster children cared for who were strangers

A

50%

80
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skipped generation

A

children and grandparent

81
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kinkeepers

A

someone who becomes the gatherer and communications hub for the family

82
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sandwich generation

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middle generation cares for younger and older

83
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extrinsic rewards of work

A

tanglible

84
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intrinsic rewards

A

satisfaction

85
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what rewards are crucial for productivity and stability

A

intrinsic

86
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does job satisfaction increase with age

A

yes

87
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percent of gig

A

36%

88
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alienation

A

feeling that work is meaningless

89
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what pt contributes to alienation

A

cynicsm

90
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burnout

A

depletion

91
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what is the worst schedule

A

changes from day to day

92
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stress of losing a job

A

more than death of a family member

93
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who are more susceptible to negative effects of unemployment

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