Middle Adulthood:
Physical Development
Physical Development
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Gray hair is caused by lower production of ________, the pigment that produces hair color.
Melanin
The majority of the sandwich generation is:
40 - 59 years old
As our cells replicate, what happens to our telomeres?
They get shorter
Remembering things we need to do in the future refers to _______ memory.
Prospective
From age 1 until age 44, the most common cause of death in the U.S. is:
Unintentional injury
Name at least four (4) health concerns that arise in middle adulthood.
Any four (4) of the following:
Heart Disease, Hypertension, Cancer, High Cholesterol, Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome, Rheumatoid
arthritis, Heart Burn, Gallstones, Sleep Problems
The capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and performing activities quickly and abstractly is called (a) __________ intelligence, while the accumulated knowledge of the world we have acquired throughout our lives is called (b) __________ intelligence.
(a) Fluid
(b) Crystallized
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Theories of aging that follow a biological timetable are called _________ theories.
Programmed theories
Working memory is composed of three major systems. The one that oversees working memory, allocating resources where needed and monitoring whether cognitive strategies are being effective, is the:
Central Executive
Name the three (3) forms of care that a person can receive once they are diagnosed ill with a disease that can lead to death.
1.) Curative Care
2.) Palliative Care
3.) Hospice Care
Aging caused by biological factors, such as molecular and cellular changes, is called: a)___________
Aging caused by potentially controllable factors, such as an unhealthy lifestyle, is called: b)____________
a) primary
b) secondary
Expert thought often involves calling upon knowledge and past experience instead of relying on rules (such as a person who doesn’t need to follow a recipe because they have so much cooking experience). For this reason, expert thought is sometimes described as:
Intuitive
The life sustaining activities of the body are called (a) ______________.
Name at least three (3) body parts/bodily functions that are life-sustaining activities.
(a) Metabolic stress
Any 3 of the following will count:
Skin, mucous membranes, cough reflex, stomach
acid, specialized cells that alert the body of an impending threat, tonsils, spleen, bone marrow, thymus, circulatory system, and the lymphatic system
According to Erikson, the stage in life in which we make a retrospective accounting of our life to date and evaluate how much one embraces life as having been well lived, as opposed to regretting missed opportunities, is the stage of:
Ego integrity versus despair
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Explain/Define Euthanasia.
Euthanasia is defined as intentionally ending one’s life when suffering from a terminal illness or severe disability.
What happens to the eyes when the vitreous humor starts to shrink?
Floaters develop – Little spots or “cobwebs” in visual field
Maria, a 48-year-old architect, has recently started mentoring young professionals in her firm, volunteers on weekends to help design sustainable housing for low-income families, and is writing a book about her experiences in the field to inspire future generations.
Which of Erikson’s psychosocial stages is Maria most likely navigating and use the scenario above to explain why?
Generativity vs. Stagnation – She is focused on contributing to society and leaving a legacy through her mentoring and volunteer work.
When telomeres get too short, the cell may (name the three):
1.) Turn itself off (cellular senescence)
2.) Die (apoptosis)
3.) Continue to divide and become abnormal (like
in cancer)
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Name three (3) damaging ways that amyloid plaques in a brain contribute to Alzheimer’s disease:
1.) Replicate rapidly and encourage the formation of new plaques
2.) Block cell communication in the brain
3.) Strip axons of myelin
Use at least two (2) psychological terms/concepts we covered in class to explain why those in adolescence feel immune to death and may lead to risky behavior.
Any two (2) of the following will count:
- Personable fable: feeling uniquely invulnerable to danger
- Limbic System: being driven by pleasure-seeking and impulse
- Prefrontal Cortex: Lack of maturation in this part of the brain leads to less impulse control or emotion regulation
Describe the key signs that a biological female is in (a) perimenopause verses (b) menopause.
(a) perimenopause is a period of transition in which a woman's ovaries stop releasing eggs and the level of estrogen and progesterone production decreases
(b) menopause refers to a span of 12 months without menstruation
Explain what the term “sandwich generation” refers to:
Adults with elderly parents that are either raising or supporting their own children; being "sandwiched" between supporting their elderly parents and their children.
According to the TedED talk given by Dan Buettner “How to live to be 100+”, there are four key principles taken from “Blue zone” cultures around the world to live longer, better. Name the four key principles:
1.) Move naturally,
2.) Have the right outlook,
3.) Eat wisely, and
4.) Connect
Explain selective optimization with compensation in Late Adulthood:
When elders make adjustments to continue living as independently and actively as possible; Compensate by choosing other ways to achieve their goals
Why does social death happen? Name three (3) reasons.
1.) Loved one feels inadequate
2.) Wanting to distance oneself from the reality of death
3.) Need for emotional distance to protect against grief and burnout