Class 11 - Early Adulthood Flashcards
What age is early adulthood?
20-40 years old
What are some primary aging characteristics? (3)
- hair changes
- skin changes
- Vision and hearing changes
This is as fast, strong, and cognitive as you are going to be
What is primary aging?
Biologically, universally shared
What is secondary aging? (2)
- Variable among people
- related to socioeconomics, health habits or disease
What are some examples of secondary aging characteristics? (4)
- smoking
- air pollutants
- accessibility to health care
- your job
A lot to do with social determinants of health
Early adulthood is a relatively healthy period of life. What are some risky behaviours seen in this age group? (5)
- unsafe sex practices
- Poor diet
- Substance abuse
- Coupled w/ generally poor health habits
- Can cause poorer health outcomes long term
What is the nurse’s role in health promotion and wellness?
- Identify sources of secondary aging, health disparities, and work in collaboration with the pt and resources to minimize risk
What health habits are the 5 positive health practices in the Alameda Longitudinal study? (5)
- Getting physical exercise
- Not smoking
- Not drinking
- Not over or under-eating
- Getting regular sleep
Longitudinal studies suggest that healthy lifestyle choices of early adulthood have cumulative effects
What are the environmental factors associated with health? (3, 7)
- Society is generally more sedentary, which leads to obesity
- Access to heath care
- not can I get to a hospital, but more like can I get a MB health card to get access to care? - Related to income - social determinants
- food insecurity
- Inadequate housing
- safe work (people take any job just to make a paycheque)
Stress is very individual in early adulthood, and it is healthy in small doses. What are the negative health outcomes of long-term exposure to stress? (5)
- deterioration of blood vessels
- damage immune system
- susceptible to disease
- less able to fight off germs
- Over-stimulation can cause body to attack itself, damaging healthy tissue
Prone to clots, HTN and diabetes because cortisol thins out vessels
How does social support impact health?
- lower risk of disease, death, and depressions because of better functioning immune system
Why is a sense of control vital to health and wellness in early adulthood? (3)
- those who are high in self-efficacy are more likely to follow medical advice
- Locus of control also contributes to health
- Optimists show larger benefits from medication that pessimists do
What are the 2 locus of control? (2, 4)
- Internal locus of control
- sees herself as capable of exerting some control over health issues - External locus of control
- Believes other people or luck are responsible for her health issues
Why do young adults perform better in almost every physical way than middle or older adults? (6)
- muscle mass
- bone density
- Eyesight and hearing
- stronger immune system
- PRIMARY AGING
- There is a loss of strength and speed as we age
True or false: The risk of miscarriages and complications do not change from 20s to 30s
false
