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Middle Adulthood Flashcards

1
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What are some physical changes in middle adulthood?

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skin, teeth, taste, smell, vision, and hearing

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What are the changes in skin and teeth?

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Teeth-
gum and tooth loss, periodontal disease, self esteem issues
Skin-
dry, thin, less elastic, collagen loss
basal cell carcinoma-scaly patches of skin

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Hearing in middle adulthood?

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5 million in the US have mild to moderate hearing loss

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4
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Taste and smell in middle adulthood?

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  • Taste buds are replaced every 10 days-gets slower after 40’s
  • women have better sense of taste
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Vision in middle adulthood

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presbyopia, glaucoma, cataracts, dry eye, macular degeneration

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Presbyopia

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lens harden

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glaucoma

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pressure due to fluid in the eye

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cataracts

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clouding lens

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men tend to overrate/underrate their appearance than women

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overrate

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Osteoporosis

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thinning bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue; due to lower estrogen level.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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inflammatory disease causing pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function of joins;autoimmune disease

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Menopause

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  • is when hormones begin to change
  • cessation of menstruation
  • drop in production of estrogen
  • avg age 51 years
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Hysterectomy

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surgical removal of ovaries

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14
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Hormone Replacement Therapy

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cardiovascular fitness, bone loss, memory loss

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Mens health concerns

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prostate gland: enlargement; testosteron reduction

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prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate gland; discomfort, pain, urination, and fever

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caner of the prostate

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digital rectal exam (DRE)

Prostate specific antigen test (PSA)

18
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aging in men

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  • lose 12-20 pounds of muscle
  • 15% bone mass
  • 2 inches height
  • build body fat
  • low sperm count
  • decreasing strength
  • mood swings
19
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male menopause

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occurs between 40-55 years

midlife crisis

20
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Male potency

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inability to have or sustain erection; 1/2 of men over 40 years experience this problem

21
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viagra

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  • used for male impotence

- health risks are headaches, seeing blue, temporary vision problems, blackouts, tissue damage

22
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Health changes in middle adulthood

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diet, physical exercise, healthy lifestyle

23
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Is living alone hazardous?

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yes because lack of emotional and social support

24
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Can lack of sleep cause depression in middle adults?

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yes

25
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Cardiovascular health?

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  • high blood pressure
  • family history
  • males,
  • diabetic
  • obese
26
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what are the primary causes of death in the US?

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heart disease and stroke

27
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Arteriosclerosis

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hardening of blood vessels

28
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heart attacks

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reduced blood flow; lack of oxygen

29
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High blood pressure

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  • african americans
  • men in early and middle adult years
  • women after menopause
  • half of americans over 65
  • older african american women ins SE
  • heredity
30
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how to lower high blood pressure

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  • healthy weight
  • starch and fiber
  • foods
  • low salt
  • more activity
  • less alcohol
  • stress management skills
  • medications
  • check ups
  • diagnostic instruments
31
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cholesterol

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-white waxy fat
-builds cell walls
-makes hormones
HDL(>60) LDL(<130)

32
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Cancers in middle adulthoods

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-breast
-colon
-lung
-ovarian
-cervical
-prostate
(80% due to environmental factors)

33
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Sexual functioning

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stereotype about old age; self-fulfilling prophecy; diabetes, depression decreases desire

34
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fluid intelligence

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ability to make original adaptations in novel situations, reasoning, non word process

35
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crystallized intelligence

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ability to reuse earlier adaptations on later occasions, vocabulary, science, math, social studies

36
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Cognition and dialectical thinking

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piaget- formal thought ends at 15 years

cognitino during adulthood- post formal operation; no single answer to a problem

37
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Shaies’ 4 stage cognitive development model

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  • acquisition stage
  • achieving stage
  • responsible/executive stage
  • reintegrative stage
38
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acquisition stage

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  • childhood-adolescence

- what should I do?

39
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achieving stage

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  • young adulthood

- how should I use what I know in career or love?

40
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Responsible/executive stage

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  • Middle adulthood

- how should I use my knowledge in social and family responsibilities

41
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Reintegrative stage

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  • old age

- what should I know?

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