Middle Adulthood

Question 1

What are some physical changes in middle adulthood?

Answer 1

skin, teeth, taste, smell, vision, and hearing

Question 2

What are the changes in skin and teeth?

Answer 2

Teeth-
gum and tooth loss, periodontal disease, self esteem issues
Skin-
dry, thin, less elastic, collagen loss
basal cell carcinoma-scaly patches of skin

Question 3

Hearing in middle adulthood?

Answer 3

5 million in the US have mild to moderate hearing loss

Question 4

Taste and smell in middle adulthood?

Answer 4

• Taste buds are replaced every 10 days-gets slower after 40’s
• women have better sense of taste

Question 5

Vision in middle adulthood

Answer 5

presbyopia, glaucoma, cataracts, dry eye, macular degeneration

Question 6

Presbyopia

Answer 6

lens harden

Question 7

glaucoma

Answer 7

pressure due to fluid in the eye

Question 8

cataracts

Answer 8

clouding lens

Question 9

men tend to overrate/underrate their appearance than women

Answer 9

overrate

Question 10

Osteoporosis

Answer 10

thinning bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue; due to lower estrogen level.

Question 11

Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 11

inflammatory disease causing pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function of joins;autoimmune disease

Question 12

Menopause

Answer 12

• is when hormones begin to change
• cessation of menstruation
• drop in production of estrogen
• avg age 51 years

Question 13

Hysterectomy

Answer 13

surgical removal of ovaries

Question 14

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Answer 14

cardiovascular fitness, bone loss, memory loss

Question 15

Mens health concerns

Answer 15

prostate gland: enlargement; testosteron reduction

Question 16

prostatitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the prostate gland; discomfort, pain, urination, and fever

Question 17

caner of the prostate

Answer 17

digital rectal exam (DRE)

Prostate specific antigen test (PSA)

Question 18

aging in men

Answer 18

• lose 12-20 pounds of muscle
• 15% bone mass
• 2 inches height
• build body fat
• low sperm count
• decreasing strength
• mood swings

Question 19

male menopause

Answer 19

occurs between 40-55 years

midlife crisis

Question 20

Male potency

Answer 20

inability to have or sustain erection; 1/2 of men over 40 years experience this problem

Question 21

viagra

Answer 21

• used for male impotence

- health risks are headaches, seeing blue, temporary vision problems, blackouts, tissue damage

Question 22

Health changes in middle adulthood

Answer 22

diet, physical exercise, healthy lifestyle

Question 23

Is living alone hazardous?

Answer 23

yes because lack of emotional and social support

Question 24

Can lack of sleep cause depression in middle adults?

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

Cardiovascular health?

Answer 25

- high blood pressure - family history - males, - diabetic - obese

Question 26

what are the primary causes of death in the US?

Answer 26

heart disease and stroke

Question 27

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 27

hardening of blood vessels

Question 28

heart attacks

Answer 28

reduced blood flow; lack of oxygen

Question 29

High blood pressure

Answer 29

- african americans - men in early and middle adult years - women after menopause - half of americans over 65 - older african american women ins SE - heredity

Question 30

how to lower high blood pressure

Answer 30

- healthy weight - starch and fiber - foods - low salt - more activity - less alcohol - stress management skills - medications - check ups - diagnostic instruments

Question 31

cholesterol

Answer 31

-white waxy fat -builds cell walls -makes hormones HDL(>60) LDL(<130)

Question 32

Cancers in middle adulthoods

Answer 32

-breast -colon -lung -ovarian -cervical -prostate (80% due to environmental factors)

Question 33

Sexual functioning

Answer 33

stereotype about old age; self-fulfilling prophecy; diabetes, depression decreases desire

Question 34

fluid intelligence

Answer 34

ability to make original adaptations in novel situations, reasoning, non word process

Question 35

crystallized intelligence

Answer 35

ability to reuse earlier adaptations on later occasions, vocabulary, science, math, social studies

Question 36

Cognition and dialectical thinking

Answer 36

piaget- formal thought ends at 15 years | cognitino during adulthood- post formal operation; no single answer to a problem

Question 37

Shaies' 4 stage cognitive development model

Answer 37

- acquisition stage - achieving stage - responsible/executive stage - reintegrative stage

Question 38

acquisition stage

Answer 38

- childhood-adolescence | - what should I do?

Question 39

achieving stage

Answer 39

- young adulthood | - how should I use what I know in career or love?

Question 40

Responsible/executive stage

Answer 40

- Middle adulthood | - how should I use my knowledge in social and family responsibilities

Question 41

Reintegrative stage

Answer 41

- old age | - what should I know?