Ages and Stages
What ages are within Late Adulthood?
65 years and older
What is the recommended number of hours of sleep?
6-8
What Psychosocial Stage occurs in late adulthood?
Integrity vs Despair
When is our body at it's peak physiologically?
Emerging Adulthood
What can we expect to see with information processing in late adulthood?
It will decline due to working memory slowing
What is defined as the average number of years that members of a population (or species) live?
Life Expectancy
How many cycles of sleep should you have each day?
What stages of Piaget's Cognitive Development are we in for most of our adulthood?
Formal Operational
What can we expect to happen to blood vessels in late adulthood?
They will stiffen
Refusing to hire someone over a certain age is an example of what?
Agism
What is the belief in one’s ability results in actions that make it come true?
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
For the last time in this class (lol), what is the most important stage of sleep?
REM
In Chapter 8 we discussed primary and secondary aging, what type of theories in this chapter most closely aligns with secondary aging?
Damage of Age Theories
What is a progressive lung disease in which the airways become damaged making it difficult to breathe?
COPD
What is the stress hormone?
Cortisol
What is the main difference between the “young old” and “oldest old” group in lat adulthood?
Independent functioning
What is insomnia?
difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep
What theories posits that aging is driven by the decline of the immune system's ability to function effectively and the dysregulation of hormonal systems?
Immune and Hormonal States Theory
What is the medical term for the decrease in bone density in late adulthood?
Osteopenia
What is Parkinson’s Disease?
a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement
•(1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions
•(2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead.
What is death and dying?
What refers to repeated short pauses in breathing, while an individual sleeps, that can lead to reduced oxygen in the blood?
Sleep Apnea
Which theory states that greater satisfaction with one’s life occurs with those who remain active?
Activity Theory
What is Primary Progressive Aphasia?
a rare neurological condition that gradually impairs a person's ability to speak, understand language, and write, while memory and other cognitive functions may remain relatively intact in the early stages.
What type of attention may decline in late adulthood?
Divided