midlife

Question 1

when does middle age begin and end

Answer 1

40 - 65 yrs

Question 2

what is eriksons stage of 40-65

Answer 2

generativity vs stagnation

Question 3

what dos generaitivity involve

Answer 3

reaching out to others to

Question 4

what is a period of transisiton in life where someone struggles with their self idenitiy and seld confidence

Answer 4

midlife crisis

Question 5

when does midlife crisis happen

Answer 5

40-60 yrs

Question 6

what is vision affected by

Answer 6

presbyopia

Question 7

during midlife there is a reduced vision in

Answer 7

dim light

Question 8

there is a increased sensitivity to what

Answer 8

glare

Question 9

there is diminished color

Answer 9

discrimination

Question 10

risk of what increases

Answer 10

glaucoma

Question 11

what is age related hearing loss

Answer 11

presbycusis

Question 12

presbycusis being with a ____ in _____ of high frequencied and then spreads to other ____

Answer 12

decline in dection and tone

Question 13

in middle age the skin ____

Answer 13

wrinkles, loosens and dries

Question 14

do age spots develop in middle age

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

what age does muscle strength decline at

Answer 15

30

Question 16

each decame how muhc muscle mass is lost

Answer 16

5%

Question 17

during middle age there is a ___ occurrence of muscle strains

Answer 17

increased

Question 18

does msucle mass delcine in middle age

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

what happens to stength and endruance

Answer 19

decreases

Question 20

LE muscular strength is reduced by ___ byerrwen ages ___

Answer 20

40% between 30-80 years

Question 21

fat deposits ___

Answer 21

increase

Question 22

A ____ diet with regular exercise including _____ training can offset excess ____ and____ loss

Answer 22

low fat diet
resistance
weight and muscle loss

Question 23

what is serve age related bone loss

Answer 23

osteoporosis

Question 24

___ of US adults age __ and older have osteoporosis

Answer 24

10% and 50 year

Question 25

from middle to late adulthood osteoporosis increase ____ in ___ and ___ in men

Answer 25

five fold in women
triples

Question 26

ostoporosis may not be evident until a ___ occurs

Answer 26

fx

Question 27

where doe fractures typically occur

Answer 27

spine hips and wrist

Question 28

wht measures bone density

Answer 28

dexa machine

Question 29

to treat osteoporsis doctors recommend a diet enriched with ___ and ____

Answer 29

calcium and vitamin D

Question 30

to treat osteoporsis doctors recommend ____ exercise

Answer 30

weight bearing exercise

Question 31

to treat osteoporsis doctors recommend ____ training

Answer 31

resistance

Question 32

to treat osteoporsis doctors recommend bone ____ medicaiton

Answer 32

strengthening

Question 33

when does coordination decline

Answer 33

30’s

Question 34

when dose the vestibular system start to delcine

Answer 34

40’s

Question 35

there is a decrease number of ___ cells and ____ fibers in the ____ nervous sytem

Answer 35

senory cell and nerve fibers in PNS

Question 36

where is neural changes possible at

Answer 36

in the vestibular nerve

Question 37

T/F: the vestibualr system shows a decline in fucniton with aging

Answer 37

TRUE

Question 38

common issues for people over 50 are

Answer 38

dizziness and veritgo

Question 39

___ reduction in hair cells and ___ reduction in peripheral nere fibers in adults over __

Answer 39

40%
36%
70

Question 40

what are the 3 stages that menopause is divided into

Answer 40

perimenopause , menopause , and post menopause

Question 41

during menopause the ovaries being to ___

Answer 41

atrophy

Question 42

when the ovaries being to atrophy it causea a decline in the ___ of the hormones that stimulate the _____ cycel

Answer 42

production
menstrual

Question 43

what are the hormones that stimulate the menstrual cycel

Answer 43

estrogen and progesterone

Question 44

when does perimenopause occur

Answer 44

three to five years before menopause

Question 45

when does womesn begin to exerpeince syptoms of perimenopause

Answer 45

mid to late forties

Question 46

during perimneopuase estrogen and progesterone levels begin to

Answer 46

fluctuate

Question 47

is it sill possible to get pregant in perimenopause

Answer 47

yes

Question 48

what is defines as the absence of menses for 12 straight months without other cuases

Answer 48

menopause

Question 49

can a women still get pregant in menopause

Answer 49

no

Question 50

what is the average age of menopause

Answer 50

age 51

Question 51

what does the post menopause stage signal

Answer 51

end of the females productive years

Question 52

do the ovaries still produce low levels of estrogen and progesterone in post menopause

Answer 52

yes but the females no longer ovulate

Question 53

during post menipause females are at an incresed risk of

Answer 53

heart disease and osteoporosis due ti decrease in estrogen

Question 54

what refers to the symptoms men experience as their testosterone production levles decrease withage

Answer 54

andropause

Question 55

when doe testosterone levels start to decline and symotoms associated with andropause begin

Answer 55

40

Question 56

what is the second most common cause of death in people between 45 to 64

Answer 56

heart disease

Question 57

about ___ of middle age americans who die , die from CVD

Answer 57

25%

Question 58

what are reffered to as silent killers

Answer 58

high BP , high cholesterol and atherosclerosis

Question 59

what is the leading cause of death among people ages 45 to 64

Answer 59

cancer

Question 60

from early to middle adulthood the death rates dur to cancer multiples ___

Answer 60

tenfold

Question 61

what is the most common type of cancer in females

Answer 61

breast cancer

Question 62

what is the most common type of cancer in males

Answer 62

prostate cancer

Question 63

what is the second and third common cancers

Answer 63

lung and colon