DEV Chapter 8: Middle Adulthood Part 2 Flashcards
a powerful way to combat the changes we associate with aging. Exercise builds muscle, increases metabolism, helps control blood sugar, increases bone density, and relieves stress
THE IMPACT OF EXERCISE
a lifestyle that includes only the physical activity of independent living
SEDENTARY
means a lifestyle that includes physical activity equivalent to walking more than 1.5 to 3 miles per day at 3 or 4 miles per hour, in addition to the activities of independent living.
MODERATE ACTIVITY
means a lifestyle that includes physical activity of walking more than 3 miles per day at 3 or 4 miles per hour, in addition to the activities of independent living
ACTIVE
the accumulation of fat in the abdomen
MIDDLE-AGED SPREAD
the process by which the body converts food and drink into energy
METABOLISM
the midlife transition when fertility declines
CLIMACTERIC
refers to a period of transition in which a woman’s ovaries stop releasing eggs and the level of estrogen and progesterone production decreases.
PERIMENOPAUSE
defined as 12 months without menstruation.
Menopause
surge of adrenaline that can awaken the brain
from sleep
hot flash
testosterone levels decline significantly
andropause or late-onset hypogonadism
refers to the capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and performing activities
quickly and abstractly
fluid intelligence
refers to the accumulated knowledge
of the world we have acquired throughout our lives
crystallized intelligence
the mental state of being completely present and fully absorbed in a task
Flow
knowledge that is pragmatic or practical and learned through experience
rather than explicitly taught
Tacit knowledge
Plus 50 Initiative
assists community college in creating or
expanding programs that focus on workforce training and new careers for the plus-50
population.
refers to specialized skills and knowledge that pertain to a particular topic or activity
Expertise
someone who has limited experiences with a particular task
novice
Expert thought characteristics
Intuitive - Novices follow particular steps and rules when problem solving, whereas
experts can call upon a vast amount of knowledge and past experience.
Automatic - Complex thoughts and actions become more routine for experts.
Strategic - Experts have more effective strategies than non-experts.
Flexible - Experts in all fields are more curious and creative; they enjoy a challenge and
experiment with new ideas or procedures
leisure
time off from work and duties
defined as a pattern of physical and psychological
responses in an organism after it perceives a threatening
event that disturbs its homeostasis and taxes its abilities to
cope with the event
stress
to label a stimulus
that had this effect on the body
(that is, causing stress)
stressor
a three-phase model of
stress, which includes a
mobilization of physiological
resources phase, a coping
phase, and an exhaustion
phase (i.e., when an organism
fails to cope with the stress
adequately and depletes its
resources)
General
Adaptation Syndrome
Type A Behavior
being competitive, impatient, hostile, and time urgent.
(absence of Type A behaviors
Type B Behavior
the concept used to describe
the number of social roles that you have
Social integration
a technique where the individual is shown bodily information that is not normally available to
them (e.g., heart rate), and then taught strategies to alter this signal.
biofeedback
thought of as actively
addressing the event that is causing stress in an
effort to solve the issue at hand.
Problem-focused coping
regulates the
emotions that come with stress.
Emotion focused coping
encompasses procreativity, productivity, and
creativity.
generativity
refers to adults who have at least one parent age 65 or older and are
either raising their own children or providing support for their grown children.
sandwich generation
person or persons who keep the family connected and who promote solidarity and continuity in
the family
kinkeeper
refers to the time period when children are
grown up and have left home
empty nest, or post-parental period
empty nest syndrome
refers to great emotional distress experienced by
parents, typically mothers, after children have left home. T
young adults who
are returning after having lived independently outside the
home
boomerang kids
The notion that people in important
relationships, such as children and
parents, mutually influence each other’s
developmental pathways
linked lives
divorce enhancers
those who had used the experience to better themselves and seek
more productive intimate relationships
those who used their divorce
experience to grow emotionally, but who choose to stay single
competent loners
they regulate the flow of information about their new romantic partner to their children
Post-divorce parents gatekeep
remote grandparents
rarely saw their grandchildren
companionate grandparents
they did things with their grandchildren but had little authority or
control over them.
involved grandparents
they took a very active role in their grandchild’s life
refers to engaging with a formal religious
group’s doctrines, values, traditions, and co-members.
religiosity
an individual’s intrapsychic
sense of connection with something transcendent (that
which exists apart from and not limited by the material
universe) and the subsequent feelings of awe, gratitude,
compassion, and forgiveness
spirituality
