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Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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What is growing older?

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physical decline that is related to aging and during which the body becomes less strong and efficient

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2
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What do 30-65 years olds feel?

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5-10 years below their true age

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3
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What is true of physical aging that young people dont believe?

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It is not as likely to impair as young people think

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4
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What happens to every organ system and cell do with aging?

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slows

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5
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What is senescence?

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the process of agingin, the body becomes less strong and efficient

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6
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What is the cause of senescence?

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a mix of genes and lifestyle choices

  • affect every part of the body
  • unsure why it occurs
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7
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What does blood pressure do with age

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increases

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8
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What effects the decline of maximum breathing with age

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risk, smoking, eating, exercising, stress

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9
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What part of the brain grows during adulthood?

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  • new neurons

- hippocampal plasticity

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10
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How do allostasis and homeostasis effect the brain?

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they protect it

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11
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What happens to reaction time with age?

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neurons fire slower

  • axon and dendrite travel time increases
  • reaction time lengthens
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12
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What happens to brain size with adulthood?

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decreases, multitasking gets harder

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13
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What is true about learning new skills in adulthood?

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It is harder

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14
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What happens by age 30 for skin?

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becomes thinner, less flexible, wrinkles become visible

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What happens by age 40 for skin?

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age spots, tiny blood vessels, other imperfections

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16
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what happens to hair with aging?

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turns grey, thinner, less dense

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17
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What is “middle age spread?

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muscles weaken, body shape changes by age 50

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18
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What happens to height by late middle age?

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height decreases, joints lose flexibility, agility decreases

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19
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What happens to vision?

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Peripheral narrows faster than frontal, color shifts from vivid to faded, adjustment to darkness takes longer,, nearsightedness increases

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20
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What is presbycusis?

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a loss of hearing that is associated with senescence and that usually does not become apparent until after age 50

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21
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What happens with sexual arousal?

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slower to get horny slower to cum

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22
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Who is sex more important for?

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MEN

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23
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What percentage of couples are infertile US

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12

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24
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What are the causes of infertility for males?

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advanced age

-fever -prescription-drugs-stress-environmental toxins-cigarretes-

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What are the causes of infertility in females?

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diseases, smoking, extreme dieting, obesity, pelvic inflammatory disease

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26
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What is ART

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Assisted reproduction technology

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27
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What is IVF

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procedure in which ova are surgically removed from a woman and fertilized with sperm in a lab then reinserted

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28
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What happens to HIV pregnant women

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drugs, and cesarean protect the fetus

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29
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What happens to HIV positive males

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sperm collected and washed used for IVF

-natural conception with virus suppressant drugs

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30
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What is menopause?

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time in middle age when a woman stops menstrating and estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, decline

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31
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What is the average afe of menopause?

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51

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32
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What is HRT?

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Hormone Replacement Therapy

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33
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What does HRT do?

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compensates for hormone reduction at menopause or after removal of ovaries

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34
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What is Andropause

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male menopause ( a drop in testosterone, sexual desire, erection, and muscle)

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35
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What is true of drug use in adulthood?

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decreases with age

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36
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Tobacco?

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a leading risk for many diseases

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37
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What influences smoking?

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social norms

  • laws
  • advertising
38
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AlcohoL

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two drinks a day increases life expectancy

  • reduces heart disease, strokes
  • lowers blood pressure/choleserol
39
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What does alcohol use disorder do?

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destroys brain cells

  • liver damage
  • osteoperosis
  • decreases fertility
40
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What is most likely to abuse alchol?

A

European americans
men
wealthy

41
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What is true of metabolism with age?

A

slows

42
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What happens to personality with age?

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all traits change in strength

  • more open, agreeable
  • change is more likely early than late
43
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What are the benefits of marriage?

A

wealth, health, and happiness

44
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What is happening with cohabitation

A

becoming more common

45
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What is LAT

A

living apart together

46
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What does divorce reduce?

A

income, friendships, family ties

47
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What is a social convoy?

A

friends, family, acquaintances

48
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what is happening with boomerang children?

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increasing rates

49
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What is fictive kin?

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non relative that is accepted as part of the family

50
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What is generativity

A

Eriskson stage where adults feel the need to mentor or help the next gen

51
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What is the effect of parenting on parents?

A

tested and transformed fulfills generativity

52
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What is true of adoptive parents

A

they are typically better

53
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what have most foster kids experienced

A

maltreatment\

-avg age to enter foster is 7

54
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What is a kinkeeper?

A

caregiver who takes responsibility for maintain communication with the whole fam

55
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What is the sandwich generation?

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the generation of middle aged people who are squeezed by the needs of the younger and older members of their families

56
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What is employment a major avenue for?

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generativity

57
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how does work meet generativity needs?

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  • develop and use personal skills
  • mentor coworkers/friends
  • contribute to community
58
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What are extrinsic rewards of work?

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tangible ie paycheck

59
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What are the intrisic rewards of work?

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satisfaction, self esteem, pride

60
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What is flex time?

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an arrangement in which work schedules are flexible so that employees can balance personal and occupational responsibilities

61
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What effect does part time work have?

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personal relations, child rearing

62
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What do extroverts do?

A

surround themselves with many social acitivities

63
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What do introverts do?

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choose a more quiet, but no less rewarding life

64
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What is general intelligence?

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a basic trait that involves all cognitive abilites in varying amounts

65
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How do you measure general intelligence?

A

you cant

66
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What is the flynn effect?

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Younger cohorts are often smarter than older cohorts

67
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What is attrition?

A

how many people drop out of a study

68
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What is cross sequential?

A

combines cross sectional and longitudinal
-reduces complications
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69
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What are the cattell intelligences?

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Fluid and Crystallized

70
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What is a fluid intelligence

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abstract thought, working mem, learning unfamiliar things

71
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What is crystalized inttelligence?

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accumulated knowledge ie vocab, maps

72
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What are the Sternberg forms of Intelligence (MUST KNOW)

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Analytic
Creative
Practical

73
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What is STERNBERG Analytic intelligence?

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remembering and analyzing

74
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What is STERNBERG Creative Intelligence?

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Imagination, originality, vision

Measured by: invitveness, innovation, resourcefullness

75
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What is STERNBERG Practical Intelligence?

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Adaptive actions, daily problems, applying knowledge, street smarts

76
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Which is the most useful intelligence that STERNBERG presents?

A

practical intelligence

77
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What is selective optimization/?

A

we choose to get better at things which we already do well

78
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what is expertise?

A

specialized skills and knowledge developed around a particular activity or interest

79
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What is in expert thought?

A

intuitive automatic, strategic, flexible

80
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What is automatic processing?

A

thinking that occurs without diliberate thought

81
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When can people be in Erikson’s fifth stage Identity vs. role confusion

A

whenever they feel like it

82
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What is intimacy vs. isolation?

A

adults seek a close reciprocal connection with another human being

83
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What is generativity vs. stagnation?

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adults need to care for the next gen

84
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What is integrity vs. despair?

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combating prejudice and helping all of humanity

85
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What are Maslow’s stage of in hierarchy?

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Basic needs
safety
love and belonging
esteem/respect
Self actualization
86
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What are the big five OCEAN personality triats?

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Openness
conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
87
Q

What is openness?

A

imaginative, artist, creative

88
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What is conscientiousness?

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organized, deliberate

89
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What is Neuroticism?

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anxious, moody, self punishing

90
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What is extroversion?

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outgoing, assertive, active

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