Misc Textbook Pt. 3 Chap 12-14 Flashcards
What does g stand for in intelligence?
General intelligence - presented as IQ score
What are Sternberg’s three forms of intelligence?
Analytic, Creative, and Practical
What Sternberg form of intelligence is generally needed more in later life?
Practical intelligence
What is selective optimization?
An adult process where optimization happens by selecting what to become more proficient in and what to give up.
What are the four components of being an expert?
- Intuition
- Automation
- Strategy
- Flexibility
What are two studied advantages of marriage for men?
Men’s salary were higher and they had more comfortable homes (on average)
What is a LAT couple?
Living apart together, they are a functioning committed couple with two different homes
What general trend is associated with empty nesting?
Relationships improve
What do psychologists recommend to divorced parents who do not love each other?
Shared physical custody of children
When do parents of both genders generally reduce workload?
Mothers during infancy, and fathers during elementary years
What is an open adoption?
Birth parents decide to connect to the child but cannot have the child live with them
What risk is associated with a lot of child institutionalization before adoption?
Reactive Attachment Disorder - failure to make meaningful relationships
What is the gender difference in parental separation?
Mothers usually remain attached, fathers do not
What is the main motivation for foster parents?
Generativity impulse
How old is the average child entering the foster system?
6
What were the result of the study with women living with grandparents for child care?
Children, mothers, and grandmothers were overall less satisfied
Are grandmothers or fathers feeling more responsible for grandchildren/children?
Grandmothers
What is a kinkeeper?
Someone who is the gatherer and communicator for the whole family
What is the DSM-5 definition of insomnia?
Distress with sleep
What is the term currently used for “senility”
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
What is the main symptom of AD
Alzheimer’s presents with severe and worsening memory loss
What physically is found in the brain with Alzheimer’s patients?
Plaques and Tangles in the cerebral cortex
What is the second most common cause of neurological disorder in the elderly?
Vascular Disease (stroke result)W
What is the common symptom pattern of frontotemporal NCDs?
Emotional and personality changes
What is the most common elderly disorder dealing with impaired motor control?
Parkinson’s Disease
What common emotional disorder can be mistaken for a NCD?
Depression
What is polypharmacy? What is a potential effect of it?
It is when numerous drugs are prescribed to the same person, and the mixture side effects can imitate dementia
What is ecological validity?
Measuring brain performance is potentially more accurate as it happens versus in a laboratory setting
What does Maslow define as self-actualization?
When a person becomes their true self and moves past selfishness
How does a life review effect the cognition of an elderly person?
It is almost always positive
