True or False
Middle adulthood refers to which age category?
40-65 years of age
Depression is a normal part of aging.
True or False
False
Depression is not an inevitable part of aging.
In older adults, love, affection, and intimacy disappear
True or False
False
Love, affection, and intimacy do not disappear
Toddlers need to assert _______.
Independence
In the neonate development category, _________ are uncoordinated and lack purpose
Movements
Newborns cannot taste or smell.
True or False
False
Neonate refers to as?
Newborn
Adolescence human development category falls under what age range?
12-18 years of age
Menarche marks the onset of _________ in girls.
Puberty
Physical changes associated with aging for The reproductive system:
Erections are lost quickly
The time between erections is longer
Affects strength, sperm production, and reproductive tissues
What is the age range for the infancy developmental category?
Birth - 1 year
The toddlerhood human development category falls under which age range?
1- 3 years of age
Menopause in woman refers to as?
mensuration stops, female hormones estrogen and progesterone decrease
Physical changes associated with aging for The circulatory system:
- Cardiac output decreases
- Heart muscles weaken
- Arteries may narrow
List the nervous system physical changes associated with aging.
Nerve cells are lost
Nerve conduction and reflexes slow
Physical changes associated with aging for The digestive system:
- Secretion of digestive juices decreases
- Salivary glands produce less saliva
- Peristalsis decreases, which may lead to constipation or flatulence
Middle Childhood (6-8 years) developmental tasks include: learning to get along with children of the same age and background (peers)
True or False
True
Physical changes associated with aging for The integumentary system:
- Secretions from oil and sweat glands decrease
- The skin loses its elasticity, strength, and fatty tissue layer
- Loss of the skin’s fatty tissue layer makes the person more sensitive to cold
Physical changes associated with aging for The urinary system:
- Bladder muscles weaken
- Bladder decreases in size
- The ureters, bladder, and urethra lose tone and elasticity
- More at risk for Urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence
Developmental characteristics and changes in the older adult:
Physical changes
Psycho-social tasks and challenges
Loss as part of aging
Diversity in older adults
Factors influencing aging
The developmental tasks for the infancy category are:
Learning to walk
Learning to eat solid foods
Beginning to talk and communicate with others
Beginning to have emotional relationships with parents, brothers, and sisters
Developing stable sleep and feeding patterns
In the preschool development category (3-6 years of age) Developmental tasks include:
Learning gender differences
Learning right from wrong and good from bad
Learning to play with others
Developing family relationships
The physical changes associated with aging for the respiratory system category:
Respiratory muscles weaken.
Lung tissue becomes less elastic.
The person may lack the strength to cough and clear the airway of secretions, putting them at risk of respiratory infections
Increased risk for difficulty breathing with activity
Grasping (palmar) reflex occurs when the _____ is stroked
palm