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Middle Adulthood Flashcards

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who are the middle adults?

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  • those born 1950s to 1982.
  • Baby boomers and Gen X.
  • earns most $ and pay most taxes
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cardiovascular function

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  • heart = more rigid
  • heart rate slows
  • hypertension, heart arrhythmias, irregular heart beats
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respiratory function

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  • cont. to decrease
  • lung elasticity = decrease
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immune function

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  • decrease in T and B cells
  • Thymus gland = undetectable by 50
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endocrine function

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  • development of diabetes
  • poor healthy lifestyles habits
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gastrointestinal

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  • metabolism and gut weight = slows down
  • weight gain
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kidney/urinary

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  • kidney function decreases
  • UTI = increases
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Vision

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  • lens starts to stiffen
  • presbyopia –> reading classes
  • decrease in night vision
  • glaucoma development (build up of fluid and pressure)
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hearing

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  • declines
  • presbycusis bc they can’t hear as well
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taste and smell

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  • decrease
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climacteric

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  • end of reproductive capacity. men = decrease in testosterone
  • men have reduced quality and quantity of sperm
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signs of menopause

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  • hot flashes
  • heart palpitations
  • headache
  • decreased vaginal lubrication
  • fatigue
  • insomnia
  • emotional lability
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hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increase in:

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  • heart rate
  • stroke
  • blood clots
  • breast cancer
  • gallbladder disease
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replacement of estrogen and/or progesterone to counteract what?

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effects of menopause

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women’s health: osteoporosis

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  • 50 and older
  • bone loss, decreased bone density
  • increased risk w/ smoking, alcohol, menopause, decreased physical activity, poor nutrition
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prevention/treatment of osteoporosis

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  • early prevention is key
  • vitamin D, calcium
  • weight bearing activities and resistance training
  • bone strengthening medications
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men’s health

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  • men are more likely to have heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
  • decline in testosterone –> erectile dysfunction
  • enlarged prostate –> urinary symptoms
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vision tests

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every two years

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dental checkups

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once or twice yearly

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blood pressure

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monitor at least yearly

21
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lipid (cholesterol and triglycerides) and blood glucose

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check

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colorectal cancer screening

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beginning at age 45

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flu shot

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yearly

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shingles immunization

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after age 50

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physical activity in middle adulthood

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  • less than 20% of middle age adults engaged in the recommended physical activity levels
  • more energy expends = less likely to die
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barriers to exercise

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  • work, time, energy, health, convenience, lack of facilities
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sandwich generation

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caring for parents and children at the same time

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crystalized intelligence

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  • peaking at this time
  • skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience and good judgment
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fluid intelligence

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  • progressive decline
  • depends on speed of info – processing, working memory
30
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the middle aged adult can “make up” for the fluid decline due to what?

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their experience and crystalized intelligence

31
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changes in info processing

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  • speed of processing slows down
  • executive function declines (struggles with two tasks at once)
  • reduced inhibition: ignore irrelevant info, struggle with this
  • memory strategies decline
  • problem solving: peak in 30s and 40s
32
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moral development

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conventional and post conventional

33
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spiritual development

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stage 5: conjunctive – most won’t reach it until this time period, if at all
stage 6: universalizing – few reach this, self sacrificing activities, mother theresa

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generativity

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  • focus on reaching out to others in ways that give and guide next generation
  • increase in midlife for all SES classes
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stagnation

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what can you do for me?
self centered, self indulgent, self absorbed
more focus on what can get from others rather than what can be given

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midlife crisis

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  • may grieve for last youth , missed opportunities, more aware of death
  • evaluation of life is common; filled with transitions
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“turning points” or “midlife transitions”

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how i wanna spend my time and who i wanna be

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“silver linings”

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acknowledge stuff in their failures

39
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family life cycles

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  • “launching children and moving on”
  • tasked with accepting entries and exits in family system
  • kids getting married and having kids
  • exits = death, divorce
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romantic relationships at midlife

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  • review and adjust marital relationships and expansion and new horizons
  • divorce: rate has doubled for those over age 50 years. women report higher gains in happiness
  • diverse relationships: may be more complicated due to stigma as they grew up. many may be open with their sexuality and gender identity for the first time
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relationships: parent-child changes

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  • children are “launched” - although the timing of this varies based on culture (empty nest)
  • decline in parental authority
  • continued contact, affection and support to children
  • adjusting to “in laws”
  • mothers especially take on the role of “kinkeeper”
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meanings of grandparenthood

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  • perceived as being valued and wise
  • helps with feelings of immortality through having descendants
  • able to pass on family history and traditions
  • enjoy indulging the children without responsibility for childrearing
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grandparent-grandchild relationships

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  • SES, proximity of living
  • age, sex, ethnicity, culture
  • relationships with in-laws
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relationships: aging parents

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  • proximity to parent
  • in collectivist cultures, parents often live with married children, but co-residence is declining
  • helping often based on quality of earlier relationships
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relationships: siblings

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  • sibling contact and support decline due to demands of diverse roles
  • but increases again around 70 years of age
  • despite this reduced contact, siblings feel “closer”
  • sibling bonds are not always strong – affected by past and current parent favoritism, culture, caregiving roles
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vocational life

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  • important component of identity and self esteem
  • attempt to increase personal meaning of vocational life
  • tends to have increased job satisfaction (especially white-collar male workers and women experience less contentment)
  • career change in middle adulthood (less training and on the job counseling available and extreme career shifts usually signal some type of personal crisis)

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