Chapter 8 - H.D Flashcards

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Middle Adulthood

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  • 40 - 65 yrs
    -Career development
    -Family relationships
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Sensory System Development
Vision

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  • Presbyopia
    Hard to focus on close objects

-Floaters

-Scotopic Sensitivity
Lose ability to see in dim light

-Dry eye syndrome
Eye does not produce tears properly

*affects more WOMEN

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Sensory system Development
Hearing

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-More problems understanding speech in noisy environments

*affects more MEN

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Body fat change in middle adulthood

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-waist increase

-Men gain fat on upper abdomen and back

-women gain fat n waist and upper arms

-metabolism slows down

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What slows down fat increase in middle adulthood

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-less calorie intake

-more weight bearing exercise

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Loss of Bone density and strength

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-Bones become thin and collapse
Disk collapse, shrink

-Bones fracture easily, slow to heal

-Higher risk for women after menopause
Impact of estrogen

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Sarcopenia

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Loss of muscle and mass and strength that occurs w aging

-might look skinnier
-Earlier for women

Causes:
-Decline of grower and anabolic hormones
-Decline in physical activity

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Cholesterol

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Fatty substance carried by lipoproteins in the blood

-creates hormones and digest food
-Bad when it is too much

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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

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-Majority
-Bad

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High-density lipoprotein

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-absorbs cholesterol
-good
-High levels –> reduce risk of heart problems

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Climacteric

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Midlife transition when fertility declines

-biologically based, impacted by environment

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Climacteric

Women

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Pre-menopause:
Transition of woman’s ovaries stop releasing eggs and levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease

Menopause:
-12 months w/o menstruation
-Symptoms:

Caused by decrease in production of female hormones

Hot flashes, pain during intercourse, depression, irritability, weight gain, decrease in sexual desire

Vary across culture and race

-Hormone Replacement theory

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Climacteric

Men

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-Erectile dysfunction
Psychological and medical problems

-Can continue to reproduce

-Prostate enlargement
Testosterone deficient
Andropause

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Osteoporosis

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Bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases

-Structure and strength of bone changes
-Good diet, exercise, avoid smoking and heavy alcohol consumption

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Misinterpretation of cognitive development in middle adulthood

Cross-sectional study

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-10 year smarter than 60 yr old

-decline around 30s

-Difference in education system between age groups

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Misinterpretation of cognitive development in middle adulthood

Longitudinal study

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-fluid intelligence –> decrease w age

-Crystallized intelligence –> stable may increase

-Cognitive changes:
Change in divided attention
Decrease performance in complex tasks

Performed better in; verbal memory, spatial skills, inductive reasoning, vocabulary
EX: Pilots

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Fluid Intelligence

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Capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and performing activities quickly and abstractly

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Crystallized intelligence

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Accumulated knowledge of the world we have acquired throughout our lives

Semantic knowledge, vocabulary and knowledge

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Cognitive strengths in middle adulthood

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-Practical Problem solving
Real-world situations
Requires expertise

-Creativity
Peaks in 30s and 40s

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Generatively vs Stagnation

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-Eriksons stages
-Highly generative adults
Commitment extends beyond self
High autonomy, low depression, low anxiety, self-acceptance, satisfaction
EX: Children, volunteer tutor

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Coping strategies:
Problem-focused coping

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Thought of as actively addressing the event that is causing stress in an effort to solve the issue at hand

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Coping strategies
Emotion focused coping

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Regulates emotion that copes with the stress
EX: watching a funny movie

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