Chapter 12 & 13 Adulthood: Body and Mind & Social World Flashcards
senescence
process of aging
senescence is more effected by
choice and conditions
aging reduces what in the blood stream
oxygen
what other factors might decrease oxygen in the blood stream
obesity
heavy smoking
polluted enviornment s
what happens to the senses overtime
become less acute
what happens with vision
peripheral vision narrows faster
colors fade
hearing is most acute at what age
10
what sounds are lost earlier
high
what happens to sexual reproduction
slows down
arousal slows
orgasms take longer
fertility dispagers
is age a determining factor in adult sexual satisfaction
no
- relationships and quality impact
what gender has higher satisfaction
women
primary infertility
iability to connive naturally
primary infertility percent
2 young
50 by 40
IVF percent of births
2%
IVF is used for what
avoid genetic problems and infertility
what impacts IVF
age
parenthood needs what
cognitive and emotional maturity
what percent of births occur after 24
77%
menopause
menstral cycles cease completly
hormonal production drops considerably
andropause
testosterone drops but drops gradually and slower leading to less effects
menopause age
42-58 (51)
what happens to fertility after menopause
impossible
symptoms of menopause
vaginal dryness
hot flasshes
hot flushes
cold sweats
what 2 things cause issues between 25 and 65
drug use and obesity
opioid rates
5 times higher than 2 decades earlier
opioid deaths
most are after age 30
deaths of dispair
deaths caused by suciude, drug overdose, alcoholism, and obesity
what level of intake of alcohol is harmful
excessive
metabolism decreases by what between ages of 20 and 60
1/3
since adults gain 20lbs between 20 and 60 how do we avoid this
eat less
add more vegies
increase physical activity
2 types of diets
mediterranean diet
intermittent fasting
causes of brain loss for about 1% of all adults aged 25-65
drug abuse
poor circulation
viruses
genes
traumatic brain injury
how can we recovery from brain injury
dendrite growth
what strengthens brain connections
meditation
can new brain cells occur in adulthood
yes esp in hippocampus
excersies does what
increase circulation, connections, and myelination
decreases depression
1 form of intelligence
spearman
general intelligence
spearman
one basic trait
- intelligence cannot be measured
G is
inborn
we now know is that IQ inborn
no changes occur in adulthood
intelligence is multi
directional
cultural
contextual
plastic
is the older person still able to function intellectually
yes
cattle and horn
2 types of intelligence
fluid and crystalized
fluid
learning quick and thorough
- working memory, abstract thought, speed of thinking
crystalized
reflect accumulated learning
- vocab and general information
can you change from fluid to crystalized
yes
who came up with 3 types
sternberg
3 types
analytic
creative
practice
analytic
abstract planning, logic
multiple choice tetss
recall
creative
imagination, originality
innovation
practical
adaptive action
real life situations
street smarts
selective optomization with compensation
becoming more proficient in actives they can already do well to make up for ones they are bad at
components of expertise
intuitive
autonomic
strategic
flexible
essential requirement for expertise
time
practice
climate
training, genes, age
adulthood age
25-65
* with emerging
do eriksons always occur in sequence
no
are eriksons age based
no
generatively vs stagnation
be productive
maslows
physiologic
safe
love
esteme
actualization
big 5 personality traits
openness
conscienctiousnes
extroversion
aggreableness
neuroticism
openness
curious
conscientiousness
organized
extroversion
outgoinga
agrreableness
kind and helpful
neuroticism
anxoious
what happens with personality as they age
slight positive change
when are people happiest
personality traits match social context
who are least likely to divorice
asian
who are most likely
african
empty nest
two parents alone after children left
percent of divorce
40%
fictive kin
people who become accepted as part of a family who have no genetic or legal realtionship to
what is the chief form of generatively is
establishing and guiding the next generation
what is the most stressful experience
raising a child
open vs closed adoptions
open: know kid
closed: don’t know kid
adoptions are usually
open
stepparents effects are
cumulative
most difficulty form of generativity
foster care
foster children cared for who were strangers
50%
skipped generation
children and grandparent
kinkeepers
someone who becomes the gatherer and communications hub for the family
sandwich generation
middle generation cares for younger and older
extrinsic rewards of work
tanglible
intrinsic rewards
satisfaction
what rewards are crucial for productivity and stability
intrinsic
does job satisfaction increase with age
yes
percent of gig
36%
alienation
feeling that work is meaningless
what pt contributes to alienation
cynicsm
burnout
depletion
what is the worst schedule
changes from day to day
stress of losing a job
more than death of a family member
who are more susceptible to negative effects of unemployment
