Early and Middle Adulthood Flashcards
the amount of energy the body uses in a resting state; declines starting at 25
Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
economic requirement for marriage involving money or property offered to bride and her family from the groom
Bride price
economic requirement for marriage involving money or property offered to groom and his family from the bride
Dowry
the type of divorce common in the West where people expect marriage to fulfill their emotional needs for love and intimacy and when it doesn’t, they divorce
Expressive divorce
negative stereotypes of single people that lead to them being treated dismissively
Singlism
the domestic work women must perform after they complete their shift in the workplace
Second shift
immune cells produced by the thymus that fight disease
T cells
immune cells produced in bone marrow that produce antibodies
B cells
the natural physical decline brought about by aging
senescence
basic, inevitable aging process; similar to maturation
Primary aging
lifestyle choices that increase the aging process
Secondary aging
the physical and emotional response to events that threaten and challenge us
Stress
an assessment of an event to determine whether it is positive, negative, or neutral
Primary appraisal
an assessment of whether one’s coping mechanisms are adequate to overcome a challenge
Secondary appraisal
a medical problem caused by psychological, physical, and emotional difficulties
psychosomatic disorder
the effort to control, reduce, or tolerate the threats that lead to stress
Coping
type of thinking to deal with problems that we may not have one single answer to or all the answers to
Dialectical thought
using creativity to deal with problems that have no solution or more than one solution
Postformal thought
skills and strategies learned through experiences ; accumulation of knowledge
Crystallized intelligence
information processing capabilities, abstract reasoning, and memory; speed of responding to new information
Fluid intelligence
period between 20 and 40 when we become centered on our careers
Career consolidation
reaching major milestones in our lives compared to others we know
Social clock
the tendency to marry someone who is similar in race, education, age, or religion
Homogamy
tendency for men to marry someone younger and smaller and for women to marry someone older and larger
Marriage gradient
when the amount of body fat grows
Middle age spread
loss of near vision
Presbyopia
when pressure in the fluid of the eye increases and cannot drain
Glaucoma
inability to hear high-frequency sounds
Presbycusis
changes in the reproductive system in middle adulthood that mark the transition to being unable to have children
Female climacteric
multiple activities carried out at once
polyphasic activities
