Physical and cognitive development during middle adulthood Flashcards

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middle adulthood- age range

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The developmental period for adults ranging 40 to 45 years of age to 60 to 65 years of age.

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A full evaluation of age requirers consideration of:

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Chronological age
Biological age
Psychological age
Sociocultural age
Perceived age
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middle adulthood is a time of:

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Greater awareness of the young-old polarity and of the shrinking amount of time left in life.

Seeking to transmit something meaningful to the next generation.

Reaching and maintaining career satisfaction.

Declining physical skills and increasing responsibility

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Late midlife is likely to be characterized by:

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Death of a parent.
The last child leaving the parental home.
Becoming a grandparent.
Preparation for and actual retirement.

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Physical changes that occur in midlife

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The developmental focus shifts here - no longer a description of universals, but instead a focus on accounting for individual differences.

This period of life may be the intellectual and creative peak

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Visible signs of physical changes

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Skin wrinkles and sags.
Age spots appear.
Hair thins and grays.
Nails thicken and become more brittle.
Teeth yellow.
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what are the negatives of being overweight

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critical health problem, associated with shorter longevity and increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.

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How do your lungs decline?

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Exercise capability declines ~ 1% per year beginning between 35 and 40

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Maximum oxygen update (VO2 MAX):

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a measure of the body’s ability to take in and transport oxygen to various body organs

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What happens to lung tissue?

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becomes less elastic around age 55, decreasing lung capacity.

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Sarcopenia

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an age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

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What happens to your sleep?

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Wakeful periods become more frequent in the forties, as do sleep-disordered breathing and restless legs syndrome.

Ineffective immune system functioning is linked to less sleep.

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when does white matter volume crest?

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Middle adulthood

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what happens to grey matter in your brain?

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grey matter volume continues its decline that began in childhood and does not level off until about age 60

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rule of brain maturation

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the areas of the brain that develop last are the ones that begin to decline first

frontal and parietal lobes

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if your an alcoholic what area of your brain is effected

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electrical activity and grey matter volume

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Speculation

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the middle-aged brain is not as efficient at directing attention/attentional control, and/or perhaps is not as efficient at inhibiting responses to irrelevant stimuli.

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Vision changes

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Accommodation of the eye—the ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina—declines most sharply between the ages of 40 and 59.

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people in middle adulthood have trouble viewing

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close objects

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Presbyopia

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Normal loss of visual acuity with aging, especially the ability to focus the eyes on near objects (ie, things get blurry)

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Primary aging in regards to vision

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Requires behavioural (reading glasses) and psychological adjustment

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Presbycusis

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Normal loss of hearing with aging, especially of high-frequency or very low-frequency tones

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what sound is lost first?

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High-pitched sounds

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Climacteric

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the adult period during which reproductive capacity declines or is lost

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Climacteric in men
extremely gradual, with a slow loss of reproductive capacity
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Erectile dysfunction
difficulty attaining or maintaining erection occurs in approx. 50% of men aged 40-70 years
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what animals go through menopause?
Humans, orca whales, pilot whales, belugas and narwhals are the only mammals that go through menopause
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what is the grandmother hypothesis?
Grandmothers give their grandchildren a fitness advantage
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what is menopause?
The cessation of monthly menstrual cycles in middle-aged women
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what is the average age of menopause?
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what are the three stages of menopause?
Premenopausal phase perimenopausal phase postmenopausal phase
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What is the premenopausal phase of menopause?
the stage of menopause during which estrogen levels fall somewhat, menstrual periods are less regular, and anovulatory cycles begin to occur
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what is the perimenopausal phase of menopause?
the stage of menopause during which estrogen and progesterone levels are erratic, menstrual cycles may be very irregular, and women begin to experience symptoms such as hot flashes (75% of women experience).
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What is the postmenopausal phase of menopause?
the last stage of menopause; a woman is postmenopausal when she has had no menstrual periods for a year or more
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What are some symptoms of menopause?
``` nausea fatigue rapid heartbeat irritability hot flashes ```
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What are hot flashes?
skin temperature can rise by up to 4 degrees C can occur 1/day or 3X/hr results in sleep deprivation
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How many degrees can your skin temperature rise during a hot flash?
4 degrees c
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what does it mean by Individual differences?
Women with significant symptoms, and whose symptoms last the longest, experience the most depression and negative moods
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what can sleep deprivation symptoms during menopause result in:
emotional lability mental confusion difficulty with everyday memory tasks can be misdiagnosed as depression or generalized anxiety disorder
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What symptoms can HRT help?
Most of the physical symptoms and effects of menopause can be dramatically reduced by taking estrogen and progesterone
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What can HRT increase your risk of getting?
the risk of endometrial cancer increased three- to ten-fold in women taking replacement estrogen
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What can cause decline in a person sex drive?
more likely to be from the demands from other roles, rather than the result of declining hormones
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what are the health trends in midlife
- annoying aches and pain - more chronic diseases and disabilities - Perhaps half of adults between 40 and 65 have either some diagnosed disease or disability, or a significant but undiagnosed problem
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what is the number one and two cause of death in midlife
cancer and than cardiovascular
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What is Cancer?
a chronic, non-communicable disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells, which form masses of tissue called tumours
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In Canada what is the probability of a person developing cancer?
45% for men and 42% for women; 2 out of 5 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime
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How many Canadians die of cancer
29% men and 24% women
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What cancer is the number one cause of death in Canada?
Lung
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What infectious agents can cause cancer?
HPV Epstein-Barr H. Pylori bacteria
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What is Cardiovascular disease?
A set of disease processes in the heart and circulatory system; causes a variety of physical problems, especially in the arteries - the key problem is in the arteries
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What is Atherosclerosis?
narrowing of the arteries caused by deposits of a fatty substance called plaque
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What can arterial blockage cause?
Heart attack
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What can arterial blockage in the brain cause?
Stroke
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How many deaths result in CVD
20% of all deaths among those ages 45 to 54 | 24% among those ages 55 to 64
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What type of personality is more likely to surfer cardiovascular disease
Type A
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Type A personality traits are:
- Strongly competitive orientation - Impatience and time-urgency - Anger and hostility
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Type B personality traits are:
- Relatively relaxed, patient, easy going and amicable - Less hurried and less competitive - Less easily angered