Lifespan Development Exam #4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| 2024 LATEST UPDATE
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What is ageism? - ANSWER Prejudice and discrimination based on a person's age.
How does culture and time influence how old age "looks" today? - ANSWER Age is looked at in many different ways depending on the culture. Example: In Japan, age is a status symbol of respect.
What are the fields of...
Lifespan Development Exam #4 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS|| 2024 LATEST UPDATE
What is ageism? - ANSWER Prejudice and discrimination based on a person's age.
How does culture and time influence how old age "looks" today? - ANSWER Age is looked at in many
different ways depending on the culture. Example: In Japan, age is a status symbol of respect.
What are the fields of study associated with the elderly? - ANSWER Gerontology and Geriatrics
Gerontology - ANSWER The study of aging and the factors that affect aging.
Geriatrics - ANSWER Doctors. Aging in terms of disease and health.
Young Old - ANSWER People around the ages of 65-74, who are active, vital, and vigorous.
Old Old - ANSWER People around the ages of 75-84.Frail and infirm and have difficulty managing
activities of daily living (ADLs).
Oldest Old - ANSWER Age 85+.Frail and infirm and have difficulty managing activities of daily living
(ADLs). Consume a disproportionate number of resources such as pensions or health care costs given
their population size.
Primary Aging - ANSWER The inevitable process of aging. The body's natural process. Continual
throughout life and is the body's deterioration.
Secondary Aging - ANSWER The decline in a body's function due to disease or decisions made
throughout the persons life. Example: A person who drinks or smokes a lot in their youth or young
adulthood will age faster than a person who did neither.
, How did the MIDUS study help us improve our understanding about aging in functioning in middle
adulthood? - ANSWER Found that aging is a positive experience and it causes changes in societal roles.
Physical Changes During Adulthood: Brain - ANSWER "Tip of the tongue" increases, myelin begins to
break down and there is a decrease in the reaction time. In late adulthood, it actually loses weight.
Physical Changes in Adulthood: Vision and Hearing - ANSWER Vision deterioration, light sensitivity (at
night), and searching speed decreases. Cataracts, macular degeneration, and glaucoma is likely.
Physical Losses - ANSWER Grip strength, taste and smell, endurance, heart functioning and balance.
What gains and losses in cognitive abilities tend to occur in middle and late adulthood? - ANSWER
Mental health improves and negative emotions decrease (positive emotions remain stable).
Losses/problems include psychological distress and dementia.
Episodic Memory (Decline) - ANSWER Linked to specific events (mental diary), declines in adults because
they focus less on the context (where and who was there) and more on the gist than details, resulting in
fewer connections to jog their memory. Also, older people's experiences tend to run together.
Semantic Memory (Improve) - ANSWER Where historical facts, locations, social customs, and meaning of
words are stored. Shows little decline because it does not rely on the remembering of specific details
(who and where). Some aspects, such as vocabulary and knowledge of rules, may increase with age.
Procedural Memory (Retained) - ANSWER Includes motor skills, habits, and conscious efforts that were
learned. Unaffected by age. With old age, new procedural memories can be made and held for at least 2
years.
Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER The ability to solve novel problems that require little or no previous
knowledge (i.e. discovering the pattern in a sequence of figures). Abilities determined largely by
neurological status. Peak during young adulthood.
Crystallized Intelligence - ANSWER The ability to remember and use information acquired over a lifetime
such as vocabulary. Improves through middle age and continues to improve throughout life.
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