Exam 3 Flashcards
What is growing older?
physical decline that is related to aging and during which the body becomes less strong and efficient
What do 30-65 years olds feel?
5-10 years below their true age
What is true of physical aging that young people dont believe?
It is not as likely to impair as young people think
What happens to every organ system and cell do with aging?
slows
What is senescence?
the process of agingin, the body becomes less strong and efficient
What is the cause of senescence?
a mix of genes and lifestyle choices
- affect every part of the body
- unsure why it occurs
What does blood pressure do with age
increases
What effects the decline of maximum breathing with age
risk, smoking, eating, exercising, stress
What part of the brain grows during adulthood?
- new neurons
- hippocampal plasticity
How do allostasis and homeostasis effect the brain?
they protect it
What happens to reaction time with age?
neurons fire slower
- axon and dendrite travel time increases
- reaction time lengthens
What happens to brain size with adulthood?
decreases, multitasking gets harder
What is true about learning new skills in adulthood?
It is harder
What happens by age 30 for skin?
becomes thinner, less flexible, wrinkles become visible
What happens by age 40 for skin?
age spots, tiny blood vessels, other imperfections
what happens to hair with aging?
turns grey, thinner, less dense
What is “middle age spread?
muscles weaken, body shape changes by age 50
What happens to height by late middle age?
height decreases, joints lose flexibility, agility decreases
What happens to vision?
Peripheral narrows faster than frontal, color shifts from vivid to faded, adjustment to darkness takes longer,, nearsightedness increases
What is presbycusis?
a loss of hearing that is associated with senescence and that usually does not become apparent until after age 50
What happens with sexual arousal?
slower to get horny slower to cum
Who is sex more important for?
MEN
What percentage of couples are infertile US
12
What are the causes of infertility for males?
advanced age
-fever -prescription-drugs-stress-environmental toxins-cigarretes-
What are the causes of infertility in females?
diseases, smoking, extreme dieting, obesity, pelvic inflammatory disease
What is ART
Assisted reproduction technology
What is IVF
procedure in which ova are surgically removed from a woman and fertilized with sperm in a lab then reinserted
What happens to HIV pregnant women
drugs, and cesarean protect the fetus
What happens to HIV positive males
sperm collected and washed used for IVF
-natural conception with virus suppressant drugs
What is menopause?
time in middle age when a woman stops menstrating and estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, decline
What is the average afe of menopause?
51
What is HRT?
Hormone Replacement Therapy
What does HRT do?
compensates for hormone reduction at menopause or after removal of ovaries
What is Andropause
male menopause ( a drop in testosterone, sexual desire, erection, and muscle)
What is true of drug use in adulthood?
decreases with age
Tobacco?
a leading risk for many diseases
What influences smoking?
social norms
- laws
- advertising
AlcohoL
two drinks a day increases life expectancy
- reduces heart disease, strokes
- lowers blood pressure/choleserol
What does alcohol use disorder do?
destroys brain cells
- liver damage
- osteoperosis
- decreases fertility
What is most likely to abuse alchol?
European americans
men
wealthy
What is true of metabolism with age?
slows
What happens to personality with age?
all traits change in strength
- more open, agreeable
- change is more likely early than late
What are the benefits of marriage?
wealth, health, and happiness
What is happening with cohabitation
becoming more common
What is LAT
living apart together
What does divorce reduce?
income, friendships, family ties
What is a social convoy?
friends, family, acquaintances
what is happening with boomerang children?
increasing rates
What is fictive kin?
non relative that is accepted as part of the family
What is generativity
Eriskson stage where adults feel the need to mentor or help the next gen
What is the effect of parenting on parents?
tested and transformed fulfills generativity
What is true of adoptive parents
they are typically better
what have most foster kids experienced
maltreatment\
-avg age to enter foster is 7
What is a kinkeeper?
caregiver who takes responsibility for maintain communication with the whole fam
What is the sandwich generation?
the generation of middle aged people who are squeezed by the needs of the younger and older members of their families
What is employment a major avenue for?
generativity
how does work meet generativity needs?
- develop and use personal skills
- mentor coworkers/friends
- contribute to community
What are extrinsic rewards of work?
tangible ie paycheck
What are the intrisic rewards of work?
satisfaction, self esteem, pride
What is flex time?
an arrangement in which work schedules are flexible so that employees can balance personal and occupational responsibilities
What effect does part time work have?
personal relations, child rearing
What do extroverts do?
surround themselves with many social acitivities
What do introverts do?
choose a more quiet, but no less rewarding life
What is general intelligence?
a basic trait that involves all cognitive abilites in varying amounts
How do you measure general intelligence?
you cant
What is the flynn effect?
Younger cohorts are often smarter than older cohorts
What is attrition?
how many people drop out of a study
What is cross sequential?
combines cross sectional and longitudinal
-reduces complications
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What are the cattell intelligences?
Fluid and Crystallized
What is a fluid intelligence
abstract thought, working mem, learning unfamiliar things
What is crystalized inttelligence?
accumulated knowledge ie vocab, maps
What are the Sternberg forms of Intelligence (MUST KNOW)
Analytic
Creative
Practical
What is STERNBERG Analytic intelligence?
remembering and analyzing
What is STERNBERG Creative Intelligence?
Imagination, originality, vision
Measured by: invitveness, innovation, resourcefullness
What is STERNBERG Practical Intelligence?
Adaptive actions, daily problems, applying knowledge, street smarts
Which is the most useful intelligence that STERNBERG presents?
practical intelligence
What is selective optimization/?
we choose to get better at things which we already do well
what is expertise?
specialized skills and knowledge developed around a particular activity or interest
What is in expert thought?
intuitive automatic, strategic, flexible
What is automatic processing?
thinking that occurs without diliberate thought
When can people be in Erikson’s fifth stage Identity vs. role confusion
whenever they feel like it
What is intimacy vs. isolation?
adults seek a close reciprocal connection with another human being
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
adults need to care for the next gen
What is integrity vs. despair?
combating prejudice and helping all of humanity
What are Maslow’s stage of in hierarchy?
Basic needs safety love and belonging esteem/respect Self actualization
What are the big five OCEAN personality triats?
Openness conscientiousness Extroversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
What is openness?
imaginative, artist, creative
What is conscientiousness?
organized, deliberate
What is Neuroticism?
anxious, moody, self punishing
What is extroversion?
outgoing, assertive, active
