life span exam 1

Question 1

How much brain weight is Loss at ages 20through40

Answer 1

5% to 10% of weight

Question 2

Lifespan defined

Answer 2

Maximum number of years and individual can live

Question 3

Life expectancy

Answer 3

Number of years average person will prob live

Question 4

synapsing pruning

Answer 4

un-used connections are deactivatedI

Question 5

Rental cortex is responsible for

Answer 5

reasoning/ self control

Question 6

amygdala hels control

Answer 6

emotions /anger

Question 7

Cardio vascular System causes what in the elderly

Answer 7

Cholesterol begins to accumulate on artery walls, blood pressure increases, and decreased in lung capacity

Question 8

Give example of gene length abnormalities

Answer 8

Diabetes and hemophilia

Question 9

Prenatal development order

Answer 9

germinal period (implantation,blastocye develops into embryo,22% of zygote fail to implant)
Embryonic(organ formation, 31% results in miscarriage)
& fetal(2 moth after conception until birth, stillborn ratio 1:160)

Question 10

What happens during the germinal period

Answer 10

cell division, Attachment of zygote to uterine wall(10-14days)

Question 11

Embryos support system includes

Answer 11

Amnion umbilical cord placenta

Question 12

What a teratogen & example

Answer 12

Agent that causes birthdefects /negative altercations

Example: drugs environment pollution incompatible blood

Question 13

mother has Rh- father has Rh+ Whats the result!

Answer 13

Rh+ fetus, moms immune system will attack baby =miscarriage

Question 14

what’s included in a new born assessment

Answer 14

Apgar scale, 1-5min after birth

includes heart rate, respiration, reflex, body color, muscle mass

Question 15

define plasticity

Answer 15

the ability to change / adapt

Question 16

3 kinds of influences

Answer 16

Normative age-graded
Normative history graded
Non normative life graded

Question 17

define and give example of SES

Answer 17

Social Economical Status

Economics, social or persona status, education

Question 18

Give example of each:
Biological age 
psychological age 
sociological age 
chronological age

Answer 18

Biological age: health related, how well your organisms are taken care of(nutrition/exercise)
psychological age: level of maturity
sociological age: social rules implanted by society( when to retire, get married, buy house , go to college..)
chronological age : actual age from birth

Question 19

Define cognitive process

Answer 19

change in individuals thoughts and language

Question 20

Define socio emotional

Answer 20

change in personality based on relationship w/ plp

Question 21

example of evolutionary psychology

Answer 21

weight gain/ loss depending on what’s best for survival, speed

Question 22

nature vs nurture

Answer 22

nature: biological, genes, inheritance
nurture: environment, exposure

Question 23

what’s Cephalocaudal

Answer 23

growth of head first

Question 24

what occurs during proximal pattern

Answer 24

growth starts at torso(center)

Question 25

what's the average weight and height of infant

Answer 25

7.5lb, 20in

Question 26

what's puberty

Answer 26

rapid physical maturation involving hormonal & bodily changes

Question 27

what determines puberty

Answer 27

endocrine system, weight, body fat, leptin hormone

Question 28

what's amemorhea

Answer 28

absence / suppression of mensuration | example anorexia,under nourishment, can delay puberty

Question 29

what occurs in the cardiovascular system when aging?

Answer 29

cholesterol begins to accumulate on artery wall, blood pressure increase, decrease in lung capacity.

Question 30

Who proposed natural selection

Answer 30

Darwin

Question 31

what's the evolution theory

Answer 31

the adaptive behavior is behavior that promotes survival rate

Question 32

genes are passed on to new cells when

Answer 32

they go under mitosis/meiosis | its a way of reproduction/ replication of cells

Question 33

egg+sperm=

Answer 33

zygote

Question 34

sex chromosomal abnormalities produce what kind of syndromes?

Answer 34

down syndrome(extra 21) , XYY, Klinefelter, turner

Question 35

teratogens include(3)

Answer 35

``` dosage ( the amount taken) Genetic susceptibility(incompatible blood) Timing of exposure (within one month of birth) ```

Question 36

Example of: Normative age graded Normative History graded Non Normative life event

Answer 36

Normative age graded: something that a same age group goes though (menopause, retire, go to college, puberty) Normative History graded (historical event a certain generation goes through, civil war, WW1,WW11) Non Normative life event (something that w has only occurred to one person)

Question 37

genetic foundation of development includes

Answer 37

nucleus, chromosome, gene

Question 38

Passive heredity

Answer 38

child inherit tendencies from parents parents who have histories of antisocial behaviour (which is moderately heritable) are at increased risk of abusing their children

Question 39

Evocative heredity

Answer 39

environmental tendencies arguing with a spouse may result in someone becoming depressed, it is equally plausible that individuals who are prone to depression tend to provoke arguments

Question 40

active heredity

Answer 40

supports kids interest, For example, individuals who are characteristically extroverted may seek out very different social environments than those who are shy and withdrawn.

Question 41

fraternal twins

Answer 41

dizygotic, separate sperm and egg

Question 42

Identical twin

Answer 42

monozygotic, single zygote, split into 2

Question 43

genotype

Answer 43

is the genetic make up

Question 44

phenotype is

Answer 44

the physical appearance

Question 45

recessive

Answer 45

is the hidden gene that experts its self when both parents have a recessive gene

Question 46

Whats an amnion

Answer 46

a yolk sac that helps protect the embryo

Question 47

What does the umbilical cord do

Answer 47

it connects the moon to the embryo and delivers nutrition and removes waste

Question 48

The placenta does what

Answer 48

its a temporary organ that allows the blood vessels of the fetus and mom intertwined wit each other not CONNECTED

Question 49

During what month can a fetus survive out side of womb

Answer 49

7 months w/ support

Question 50

paternal factors

Answer 50

male exposure to lead, radiation,pesticides

Question 51

Environmental factors for fetus

Answer 51

exposed mom to radiation, carbon monoxide, lead

Question 52

Whats preterm

Answer 52

born prior to 38wks