Final Exam Flashcards
Define normative
Things we expect to happen to most people
Define idiosyncratic
Things not culturally universal
What are the top three causes of death for emerging adults?
Accidents
Cancer
Cardiac problems
Explain the changing demographics in college students
We have more adults students returning to school
We have more women in classrooms
We have more students in college in general
Explain identity vs role confusion
Identity: figuring out what we want to be, personal likes and dislikes etc Role confusion: avoiding anything that makes us need to grow up
Explain intimacy vs isolation
Intimacy: trying to grow a close partnership Isolation: refusing to give or receive intimacy
What are the three phases of mate section?
- Stimulus phase - we are attracted to things visually appealing
- Value comparison phase – Dating to figure out whether we match up according to values
- Role phase - discussing plans for a shared life
Explain the impact of attachment styles of adult relationships
Secure - Comfortable with intimacy; unafraid of abandonment
Avoidant – Emphasize independence, mistrust, anxiety about closeness, jealousy, emotional distance, little physical pleasure, unrealistic beliefs
Resistant – Seek quick love, complete merging Jealousy, desperation, emotional highs and lows
Describe the physical changes that occur in middle adulthood and their impact
Presbyopia, Presbycusis
What are the main causes of death in middle adulthood
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Accidents
What are typical changes that occur in the sexual reproductive system
Men can still reproduce even though their sperm lose vitality and health, trouble getting erections
Women start to lose fertility by 35 and head toward menopause
What are the benefits of hormone replacement therapy?
reduces hot flashes, vaginal dryness some protection against bone loss
What are the drawbacks of hormone replacement therapy?
heart attack, stroke, blood clots, cancer, gallbladder disease, Alzheimer’s, and other dementias
Explain post operational thought in middle adulthood
Thinking broadly about solving a problem, drawing conclusions ahead of when they happen
Explain post formal thought in middle adulthood
What’s good for the majority of people? More emotional and altruistic Less creative
Explain fluid intelligence
Depends on basic information-processing skills: detecting relationships among stimuli speed of analyzing information working memory
Explain crystallized intelligence
Skills that depend on accumulated knowledge experience good judgment mastery of social conventions Valued by person’s culture More based on life experiences
Explain generativity vs stagnation
Generativity: Reaching out to others in ways that give to and guide the next generation
Extending commitment beyond self and partner
May be realized through parenting or other family, work, and mentoring relationships
Stagnation: Self-centered, self-indulgent, self-absorbed
Lack of interest in young people
Focus on what one can get from others, not what one can give
Little interest in being productive at work or developing talents
What are the Big Five personality traits and what is the impact of aging on them?
- Neuroticism (decrease) - Extroversion (same) - Openness to experience (same) - Agreeableness (increase) - Conscientiousness (increase)
What is young old
65-79
What is old-old
80+
Identify common mobility issues in later adulthood and helpful interventions.
Problem centered coping
Person-environment fit
Explain cognitive changes in adulthood
Worse at multitasking but better at crystalized intelligence and things that take life experience
Explain integrity vs. despair
Integrity: I have done all the things I want to do and checked all the boxes
Despair: Feeling despair over the opportunities I missed
