Young Adulthood
The system in most Western societies, where men have traditionally played the dominant role in marriage & in society.
Patriarchy
This term refers to the end of menstruation & is caused by a decrease in hormones.
Menopause
According to these theories, aging is the result of genetics.
Programmed Theories
This is the act of killing or enabling the death of a hopelessly sick or injured person in a relatively painless way.
Euthanasia
This is the field of psychology that examines how people grow & change throughout the lifespan.
Developmental Psychology
When do people reach their physical & cognitive peak?
During 20s & early 30s
This is the ability to create, originate, & produce. It adds meaning to the lives of adults, & helps them to maintain & enhance their self-esteem.
Generativity
The general loss of cognitive functioning, that occurs after age 65 is called what?
Senile Dementia
What is the last stage of dying?
Acceptance
How many stages of dying are there?
Five
People tend to marry others who are similar to themselves in what ways? Name two.
Ethnicity, Level of Education, Social Class, Religion, Age
When do most women experience menopause?
In their late 40s or 50s
This theory says that aging occurs because cells malfunction as a result of damage, not heredity.
Cellular Damage Theory
What is the first stage of dying?
Denial
What usually happens to a person’s standard of living after they divorce?
It Goes Down
Name one of the main reasons for marriage in the 1600s and 1700s.
Transfer of wealth
Benefit for families
Provide stable home for children
This term refers to the feelings of emptiness & loss mothers & fathers feel after their children have left home.
Empty-Nest Syndrome
This is a time when people’s perspectives change in a major way. They realize they have lived about half their lives.
Midlife Transition
This is a home-like place where dying people & their families are given the physical & emotional support to help them cope with terminal illness.
Hospice
This is the belief that life is meaningful & worthwhile even when physical abilities are not what they used to be. A person with this is able to accept their death with composure & dignity.
Ego Integrity
As adults reach their 30s, they often reevaluate the path that they have chosen. What is this called?
Reassessment
In American society today, what is the primary reason people get married?
Love
This is a progressive form of mental deterioration that affects about 10% of people over the age of 65.
Alzheimer’s Disease
This is a legal document in which the signer requests to be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by artificial means, if there is no chance of recovery.
Living Will
A period of searching for identity, but in midlife.
Middlescence