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Chapter 23 LECTURE 8 PART I Flashcards

Middle-Aged Adult (47 cards)

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Overview
-What kinds of significant changes occur?

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biological, physiological, and social

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Overview
-What does senescence mean?

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natural decline of bodily functions & cellular processes

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Overview
-They have expanded what?
-They have increased what?
-What kind of feeling does it lead to?

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-responsibilities
-productivity
-a sense of accomplishment

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Overview
-Middle-aged adults comprise what percent of the US population?

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40%

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Overview
-There are many changes related to what?

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aging and health

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Overview
-Healthy People 2030 has many ___ for this group

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initiatives

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Healthy People 2030
-What two things do they want to reduce?

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  1. The proportion of adults disagnosed with arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back conditions
  2. The annual number of new cases of diabetes
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Healthy People 2030
-What do they want to increase?

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Occupational safety and health

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Healthy People 2030
-What are two concerns for this age group?

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Heart disease and stroke

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: General Body Changes
-What happens to their hair?

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It thins out & becomes gray

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: General Body Changes
-What happens to their skin? (3)

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  1. It becomes drier due to loss of moisture and turgor
  2. Wrinkes appear
  3. Coarsening facial features
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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: General Body Changes
-Increased ___ deposition occurs, especially where?
-decreased _____
-Body height decreases as a result of what?
-What does increased fat in the abdominal area cause?

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-fat; stomach
-muscle
-decreased mass/bone density
-increase in cardiovascular disease

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: General Body Changes
-All combinations of changes results in what?

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increased BMI

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: General Body Changes
-What has its peak onset?
-What can it greatly influence?

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-Osteoarthritis
-activity & endurance

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: Mortality
-What are the leading causes of death?

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Heart disease, cancer, and accidents

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BIOLOGY & GENETICS: Mortality
-Morbidity & mortality are influenced by what?

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Lifestyle behaviors

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What is kyphosis?

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Angulation of posterior spine; “hunchback”

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What is osteoarthritis?
-What breaks down first? This causes a lot of people to end up needing what?
-What breaks down after, in order?

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-Degenerative joint disease
-Knees
-knee replacement
-hips, spine, shoulders, ankles

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What is osteoporosis?
-What happens to the bones?

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-Abnormal loss of bone density
-They become more brittle

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What are three common health problems with this age group?

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Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What is constipation?
-What three things can cause this?

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-decreased stool frequency

  1. Decreased activity
  2. Decreased water intake
  3. Decreased fiber intake
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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What is menopause?

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Cessation of menses for 12 months consecutively

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What occurs in males?

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Erectile dysfunction

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COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS
-What is very common in this age group?

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**RELATIONSHIP STATUS & HEALTH** -Married adults report what? -In comparison to who?
-better health -divorced, widowed, or never-married adults
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**RELATIONSHIP STATUS & HEALTH** -What percent of US adults are married?
Nearly 60%
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**RELATIONSHIP STATUS & HEALTH** -What is on the rise?
Cohabitation
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**RELATIONSHIP STATUS & HEALTH** -Marriage rates are (more/less) uniform across what? -Rates have fallen faster for those with what?
-less; socioeconomic groups -less education and lower incomes (since the 1970s)
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**SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH** -What are SDOH? -What affects it?
-A wide range of health risks and outcomes -Economic and social communitites where people live, learn, work and play
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**SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH** -What conditions affect health? -What are they? (7)
-Soicetal 1. Poverty 2. Environmental hazards 3. Education 4. Racism 5. Sexism 6. Ageism 7. Income
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**SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH** -What is income inequality? -What does it greatly impact?
-the disparity in the distribution of income between individuals, groups, populations, and social classes -health
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**SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH** -What is a better indicator than income when it comes to health -How can one obtain it?
-wealth -individual or family financial net worth
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**SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH** -There are great disparities in wealth among what?
Ethnic lines
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**SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH** -In 2016, the median family wealth for each group was what: -Black = ? -Hispanic = ? -White = ?
- $17,600 -$20,700 -$171,000
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**HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN** -What surfaces? -Visible consequences become apparent in what?
-Consequences of self-destructive habits -middle-aged adults
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**HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN** -What are self-destructive habits? -Why do adults tend to do these things?
-smoking, drinking alcohol, overeating -stress
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**HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN**: *Health Indicators* -What are the leading causes of death during ages 45-64?
heart disease or cancer
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**HEALTH PERCEPTION-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PATTERN**: *Health Indicators* -What are other causes of death? (7)
1. Accidents 2. Stroke 3. Diabetes Mellitus 4. Alzheimer's Disease 5. Suicide 6. Flu/pneumonia 7. Liver or kidney disease
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**LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH** -What is the leading cause of death for those who are 35-44?
1. Unintentional injuries 2. Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 3. Heart disease
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**LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH** -What is the leading cause of death for those who are 45-54?
1. Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 2. Heart disease 3. Accidents
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**LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH** -What is the leading cause of death for those who are 55-64?
1. Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 2. Heart disease 3. Bronchitis/emphysema
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -Aging brings a gradual decrease of what?
tone in the large intestine
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -Constipation is due to what three things? -Dietary fiber is preferable to what?
1. Sedentary lifestyle 2. Lack of fiber 3. Inadequate fluid intake -laxatives and fiber products
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -What function gradually decreases?
Renal
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -What does incontinence mean?
alteration in bladder control
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -Why does incontinence occur in women? -What can help? Why?
-with mutliple vaginal births -the pelvic floor weakens, so doing kegel exercises helps support the pelvic floor
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**ELIMINATION PATTERN** -Why does incontinence happen in men?
It occurs as a complication of prostate cancer surgery

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