Middle Adulthood
The ages during which middle adulthood takes place
45 - 65
Being competitive, impatient, hostile and time urgent; this profile is linked with heart disease
What is Type A personality?
65 and up
What are the ages of late adulthood?
The age at which children understand death
What is nine years of age?
This type of muscle loss is common during middle and late adulthood.
What is sarcopenia?
A pattern of physical and psychological responses after a threat is perceived that disturbs homeostasis
What is stress?
Erikson's stage that pertains to late adulthood; it involves looking back on one's life with satisfaction
What is Integrity v. Despair?
This diagnosis is given by a psychologist when someone who is mourning is having a very difficult time after a period of 6 months
The name for the condition whereby we lose muscle and gain fat during middle adulthood
What is "middle age spread"?
This type of intelligence involves learning new ways of solving problems; it declines with age
What is fluid intelligence?
This disease involves confusion, deterioration in language and changes in personality
What is Alzheimer's?
The purpose of this type of care is to provide comfort and relief for the patient
What is palliative care?
This type of intelligence increases during middle and late adulthood
What is crystallized intelligence?
Although this phenomenon has not been found in research, it refers to recognizing that one's time is limited and that some dreams may go unrealized
What is the midlife crisis?
Between 120 and 125 for humans
What is lifespan?
The last of Kubler-Ross's five stages of loss?
What is acceptance?
The number of recommended minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise
What is 150 minutes?
Erik Erikson's stage that pertains to middle adulthood; it involves giving back to society in some way
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
For those born in 2019, this value equals 74.2 for females and 69.8 for males
What is life expectancy?
This type of grief occurs when loved ones mourn losses by suicide or perinatal death; it is typically a "taboo" topic in society
What is disenfranchised grief?