Week 10 Flashcards
when growth stops
- aging (senescence) begins
- all the sense become less acute
- nearsightedness increases in adolescence, then stabilizes, lowers in midlife
age 40
- most adults become farsighted
- hearing lowers, especially with high pitched sounds
what happens to muscles
muscles lose strength
fertility
infertility rate = 50% by 40
average age of menopause
51
obesity rate
- rises
- 20lb weight gain common today between ages 25-60
type II diabetes common after what age
45
the adult brain
- wear and tear, substances and/or injuries may damage brain
- brain connections and life experience improve cognition
- cognitive reserve may protect against progression of dementia
3 forms of intelligence
- analytical intelligence
- creative intelligence
- practical intelligence
analytical intelligence
abstract planning, verbal skills, logic
creative intelligence
imagination, originality, flexibility
practical intelligence
applied skills and knowledge, real-world experiences, “street smarts”
as they age people seek to (Paul & Margaret baltes)
- optimize their development
- select the best way to compensate for physical & cognitive losses
- develop the abilities & skills that matter most to them
the big five theory
people have five clusters of personality characteristics, expressed in various ways along a continum
what are the things in the big five theory
- openness vs closedness
- conscientiousness vs carelessness
- extroversion vs introversion
- aggreeableness vs beating hard to please
- neuroticism vs placidity
stability of the big five is highest when
- in middle adulthood
- aging brings growth
when is happiness greatest
when personality traits match social and cultural context
what is work important for
- generativity & self esteem
job loss
- more stressful than death of parent
- increases rate of illness, addiction
- harms entire families
extrinsic rewards of work
workers compare heir salaries to their peers
extrinsic rewards
- personal gratification
- generativity is intrinsic
