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FAD3220 EXAM #3 Exam Complete Solutions Current Verified A+ Pass after 55 begin a "settling" process. what is this? - Answer -the bones attached to the spinal column become less dense osteoporosis - Answer -condition where the bones become brittle, fragile & thin; often brought by a lack of c...

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after 55 begin a "settling" process. what is this? - Answer -the bones attached to the
spinal column become less dense

osteoporosis - Answer -condition where the bones become brittle, fragile & thin; often
brought by a lack of calcium in the diet

visual acuity - Answer -ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close & distant objects

at what age does visual acuity start to decline? - Answer -40

why does visual acuity decrease? - Answer -shape of eye lens changes & elasticity
deteriorates; lens become less transparent

presbyopia - Answer -nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood that
results in some loss of near vision

glaucoma - Answer -condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases, either
b/c fluid cannot properly drain or b/c too much fluid is produced

presbycusis - Answer -loss of ability to hear sounds of high frequency

reaction time slightly _____________ in middle adulthood - Answer -increases

female climacteric - Answer -period that marks the transition from being able to bare
children to not being able to (around 45)

menopause - Answer -the cessation of menstruation

when is menopause complete? - Answer -when a woman goes a full year w/out her
period

hot flashes - Answer -women experience a surge of heat above the waist

perimenopause - Answer -period before menopause when hormone production begins
to change

hormone therapy - Answer -estrogen & progesterone are administered to alleviate the
worst symptoms for menopausal women

what are symptoms of menopause? - Answer -hot flashes, dizziness, headaches, heart
palpitation, aching joints

,male climacteric - Answer -period of physical changes in the reproduction system that
occurs late in midlife, typically in a mans 50s

what gland is usually enlarged in middle adulthood in men? - Answer -prostate gland

difficulty in urination in men is an affect of what? - Answer -enlarged prostate gland

erectile dysfuntion - Answer -men are unable to achieve/maintain an erection

type A personality characteristics - Answer -competitiveness, impatience, & tendency
towards frustration & hostility

**more likely to develop coronary heart disease

type B characteristics - Answer -non-competitiveness, patience & lack of aggression

type D characteristics - Answer -insecurity, anxiety & negative outlook on ppl

radiation therapy - Answer -radiation targets tumor in attempt to destroy it

chemotherapy - Answer -ingest controlled doses of toxic substances meant to poison
the tumor

fluid intelligence - Answer -reflects ability to solve & reason about novel problems
independent of past specific knowledge

crystallized intelligence - Answer -information, skills & strategies that ppl have
accumulated thru experience

which intelligence declines with age? - Answer -fluid

which intelligence holds steady & can improve with age? - Answer -crystallized

selective optimization - Answer -process ppl use in concentrating on particular skill
areas to compensate for losses in other areas

ex) runner giving up other things to train

expertise - Answer -the skill/knowledge acquired in a particular area

sensory memory - Answer -initial, momentary storage of memory;
no decline w age

short-term memory (working memory) - Answer -holds info for 15-20 seconds;
no decline w age

, long-term memory - Answer -stored on relatively permanent basis;
some decline w age

schemas - Answer -organized bodies of information stored in memory

schemas in middle adulthood - Answer -help ppl represent the way world is organized,
aid in categorization & interpretation of new info, convey cultural info

mnemonics - Answer -formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered

encoding specificity phenomenon - Answer -remember info in the environment thats
similar to where you initially learned in

normative-crisis models - Answer -see personality development as universal stages of
sequential, age-related crisis

life events models - Answer -suggest that particular events, rather than age, determine
how personality develops

erikson's generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer -stage during middle adulthood in
which ppl consider their contributions to family/society

gould suggests what? - Answer -adults pass thru several stages associated w/ specific
age periods; ppl in late 30s-40s begin to feel a sense of urgency ab attaining lifes goals
as they realize life is finite

levison's "seasons of life" theory - Answer -early 40s is a period of transition & crisis

midlife crisis - Answer -stage of uncertainty & indecision brought about by the realization
that life is finite

what theorists claim there are substantial changes to personality over time? - Answer -
erikson & levinson

what theorists claim there is stability in traits across development? - Answer -costa &
mccrae

what traits remain stable and consistent thru adulthood - Answer -neuroticism,
extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness

traits of a good marriage - Answer -couples state their spouse is their bestfriend, view
marriage as lifetime commitment, believe their spouse has grown more interesting over
the years, satisfied with sex life

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