Cognitive & physical Development in Middle Adult Flashcards
What does Presbyopia mean
farsightedness
3 things that happen to vision
Presbyopia
Increased sensitivity to glare
Reduced color discrimiation
Presbycusis
High-Frequency hearing loss
What happens to skin during Middle adult
loss of elasticity, fatty layers thins, age spots
Muscle-Fat Make Up During Middle age
Weight gain - Decrease in Basal
Increase Fat deposits
Muscle mass declines
Where to men and women gain their weight
Men- upper abs and back
Women- waist and arms
Middle age skeleton
Outer layers of bone broaden but done density declines
Disk of spinal coloum collaspe and height may drop
How does Women reproductive system change
Mid life transition Fertitlity declines Ends with Menopause Estrogen declines Reproductive organs reude VAG DRYNESS Hot Flashes Depressive episodes
Men Reproductive system
Quantity and motitly of sperm and semen
Decrease of Test
Heath During middle age
Cancer Cardiovasular CerebralVascular Disease Glaucoma Osteoporosis
Leading causes of death in Canada
Cancer
Cardiovasular
CerebralVascular Disease
Health can be Mitigated by
Positive Coping Strategies
Support and healthy relationships
Physical activity
Nutrition
Hardiness
Control ( locus of control internal/External Commitment Challange Optimistic outlook Problem centered coping strategies
Crystallized Intelligence
accumulated knowledge & experience, good judgment & mastery of social conventions. Increases through middle adult
How is crystalized intelligence measured
vocabulary, general information, very comprehension and logical reasoning skills.
Fluid Intelligence
depends on basic information-processing skills, speed of analyzing information, and capacity of working memory. Declines with age.
What 3 executive functions decrease with age
How much information individuals can manipulate in working memory
The extent one can inhibit irrelevant information
Ease with which one can flexibly shift focus
Working memory – decrease in
verbal & spatial working memory but loss of spatial memory greater.
Memory is crucial for
Information Processing
Reduced working memory capacity causes difficulties
difficulties retaining to-be-remembered information & processing it at the same time
Strategies which link new information with stored information becomes
Less effective
Harder to retrieve information from
long term memory
Semantic memory
general knowledge base
Procedural memory
how to drive a car, solve a problem
Memory related to
one’s occupation
cognitive growth in practical problem solving which requires people to
size up real-world situations and analyze how best to achieve goals that have a high degree of uncertainty.
Gains in expertise
Job knowledge, organizational skills & social skills increase.
Creativity
Takes new forms
Many ppl remain creative throughout their lives
Chance to pursue interests they couldnt at an earlier time
Becoming a student in midlife
Competing Roles Financial Challenges Sense of belonging Self efficacy Stereotypes
