Miscellaneous
35ish switch to ____ being the biggest risk
What is illness?
3-10 years before menopause, more irregular menstruation
What is perimenopause?
Less than 33% over the age of 40 remarry
What are social stigmas?
What is marriage gradient?
More salt because they can’t taste it as well -> higher blood pressure -> hypertension
(what is the cause of this)What is taste buds decline?
David looks back on his life and feels that he lived it splendidly. He feels as though he treated his wife and children well and cared about them.
Bob looks back on his life and wishes that he could turn back time. He regrets how much time he spent gambling, rather than spending time with his family.
(What are these examples of?)
What is ego-integrity vs. despair?
Jessica's daughter just turned 13. She decided to volunteer some of her time to pick up trash alongside the road. She feels fulfilled.
Brandon after work everyday comes home and turns on the television and does nothing for hours. He feels as though he has no meaning.
(what is this an example of)
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
Higher risk of cardiovascular disease (especially when they have hostility)
(behavior pattern? gender?)
What is Type A Behavior pattern?
What are men?
Big 5 traits are relatively stable past age 30 with some variations in specific traits
_____ and _____ decrease slightly
_____ and _____ increase slightly
_____- stays pretty stable
What is Neuroticism and Extraversion?
What is Agreeableness and Conscientiousness?
What is Openness?
When Joe lectures Sarah for forgetting her keys in the car he blamed it on her multi-tasking.
When Joe talked to Dennis for forgetting her keys in the car he said "well, you are getting older..."
What is ageism?
Psychological state of apathy, indifference, and lack of caring about oneself
What is institutionalism?
____: 65-74 years old (relatively healthy and active)
____: 75-84 years old (some health problems and difficulties)
____: 85+ years old (frail and need care)
What is young old?
What is old old?
What is oldest old?
Charlie drives 55 mph with a 60 mph speed limit. Charlie just turned 53.
What is compensation for slow reaction time?
Causes economic and psychological consequences
Feeling anxious, depressed, and irritable
Self-confidence and concentration may plummet
Sometimes depression and/or suicide
Identity is tied to their job
What is unemployment?
treatment for _____ is only targeting the individual symptoms because there is no cure for it itself
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Annie is a very well-versed chef who can make many amazing dishes quickly. However, as she gets older she cannot get dishes done as quickly and efficiently as before. To make up for her age, she chose a couple of her favorite dishes to stick with and make sure those are done well.
(what is this an example of?)
What is selective optimization with compensation theory?
Inflammation of one or more joints, is common, striking around half of older people
What is arthritis?
______
Ability to deal with new problems and situations and reason abstractly
May decline during middle adulthood
Harder to apply what you know
_______
Acquired through education and prior experiences
Accumulation of information over time
Ex: multiplication tables in 3rd grade
Facts (autobiographical, formal, etc.)
Holds steady/improves throughout middle adulthood
What is fluid intelligence?
What is crystallized intelligence?
(types of what)
3 main classifications:
Involved (guardianship)
Around all the time, taking on parenting role
Companionate
Friend, gives you things, involved in your life, fun one
Remote
Not involved, lives away
What is a grandparent?
Fluid IQ gradually declines, crystallized IQ stays steady or improves
No uniform pattern of age-related changes across all intellectual abilities
⅓ of those in their ___ score higher than the average young adult
Marry smart spouse -> more likely to be in the ⅓
What is 70s?
Older adults become more selective about their social networks
What is the socioemotional selective theory?
____
Activities, travel
____
“Not all I thought it could be”
____
Re-engaged
“Ok this is my new normal”
____
Feel fulfilled
____
Back to work, or health problems
What is the honeymoon period?
What is disenchantment?
What is reorientation?
What are retirement routines?
What is termination?
Susie (50) is taking a multiplication test to see how many she gets done within a minute.
Drake (21) is taking a multiplication test to see how many he can get done within a minute.
Drake answers more questions than Susie within the time, and so Susie is said to be "less intelligent"
(why?)
What is reaction time?
OR
What is traditional intelligence?
Normal in public, lash out with family/wives, feel jealous and abandoned- ___
Aggressive to everybody, more dangerous, use weapons- ___
What are Pitbull husbands?
What are Cobra husbands?
lack of cognitive engagement (utilizing fluid intelligence more) can cause _____
What are memory changes?
Six basic paths of retirement:
_____
Part-time or volunteer work
Just can’t retire-> keeps working
_____
Back-seat role
“What’s the latest gossip?”
_____
New pursuits
Specific things they wanna do
_____
Try different activities
(like moratorium in early adulthood)
_____
Take each day as it comes
_____
Depressed and withdrawn
Who are continuers?
Who are involved spectators?
Who are adventurers?
Who are searchers?
Who are easy gliders?
Who are retreaters?