TEST 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What can be done to improve self esteem?

A
  • good parenting

- educational campaigns

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2
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What are the factors of low self esteem, and who experiences it worst?

A
  • girls during adolescence
  • criminal risks
  • low physical and mental health
  • low competence
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3
Q

What is identity?

A

Self portraits that develop over our lifetime

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4
Q

What is the psychosocial dilemma?

A

Conflict between personal impulses and society

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5
Q

Name some components of identity.

A
  • Sexual identity
  • cultural
  • personality
  • religious
  • relationship
  • political
  • achievement
  • interest
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6
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Within families: what does it mean to be individuated?

A
  • encouraging teens to develop their own POV
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7
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Within families: what does it mean to be connected?

A
  • to provide secure base to explore
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8
Q

What reduces dopamine?

A

STRESS

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9
Q

At what age do adults reach peak performance?

A

19-26

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10
Q

When does physical performance tend to decline?

A

30

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11
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Emerging adults have _____ the mortality rate of adolescents.

A

TWICE

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12
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When is stress often high during the lifespan?

A

Transition from adolescence to adulthood

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13
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Positive ways to cope with stress:

A
  • talking to someone
  • getting enough sleep
  • take a break from the stress
  • figure out what helps you relax and do it
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14
Q

How many Canadian adults are meeting PA guidelines?

A

1 in 5 (20%)

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15
Q

What is leptin?

A

Protein involved in satiety

- released by fat cells, results in decreased food intake and increased energy expenditure

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16
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What is “set point”?

A

Weight maintenance when there is no effort to gain or lose weight

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17
Q

Where is fat stored?

A

adipose cells

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18
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When did Canada legalize same-sex marriage?

A

2005

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19
Q

What STI is known as the silent infection?

A

HPV

20
Q

What STI causes 70% of cervical cancers?

A

HPV

21
Q

What is the second most common STI?

A

Gonorrhea

22
Q

Is syphilis more common in men or women?

A

MALES

23
Q

What STI has women at higher risk?

A

chlamydia

24
Q

What STI has no known cure?

A

herpes

25
Q

What social group has high rates of HIV and AIDS?

A

first nations and inuits

26
Q

What is sarcopenia?

A

Loss of muscle mass and strength AGE RELATED

27
Q

After the age of 45, what is the rate of muscle loss? 75?

A

10% per decade

- 30% per decade

28
Q

When do you reach maximum bone density?

A

30s

29
Q

When does bone density loss begin?

A

Age 50

30
Q

Bone loss higher in men or women?

A

Women

31
Q

HDL cholesterol is the ___ kind.

A

GOOD

32
Q

3 ways to reduce risk of CVD.

A
  • exercise
  • weight control
  • healthy eating
33
Q

What is the NI HON SAN study?

A

12 000 Japanese men living in Japan, Honolulu and San Fran. were studied
FINDINGS:
- those in Japan had lowest rates of CVD because of lower fat diets
- those in Japan were however at higher risk of stroke because of higher alcohol and smoking

34
Q

Resolving conflict of generativity vs. stagnation results in virtue of ____.

A

CARE

35
Q

What develops generativity?

A
  • having children
  • nurturing the children and being their guide
  • passing skills down to others
36
Q

What is the average life expectancy of Canadians?

A

80.8 years

37
Q

What is a key factor of becoming a centenarian?

A

Ability to cope with stress

38
Q

What is Mitochondrial theory?

A

The decay of mitochondria over time means that they cannot produce a sufficient amount of energy to allow for the cells to function.

39
Q

What is Cellular clock theory?

A

cells can only divide a limited amount of times

40
Q

What is free radical theory?

A

There are radicals within the cells cytoplasm and as they bounce around, they damage DNA and cellular structures

41
Q

What is hormonal stress theory?

A

Aging hormonal system may lower stress resilience and increase likelihood of disease

42
Q

The aging brain: the brain decreases in ____ with age.

A

Weight

43
Q

Alzheimers: deficiency in _____.

A

Acetylcholine

44
Q

Parkinson’s: degeneration of _____ producing neurons.

A

Dopamine

45
Q

What 2 things may reduce risk of Parkinsons?

A
  • ibuprofen and coffee
46
Q

Aging in frontal cortex causes __?

A

Decline in working memory