Lifespan Development Exam 3 Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)
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What is senescence? What changes about the brain occur during this point? - ANSWERnatural decline of the body that starts in young adulthood; brain matter gets pruned; reaches maximum size and weight; myelination increases
What is the CDC recommended amount of exercise that people should engage ...
Lifespan Development Exam 3
Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)
What is senescence? What changes about the brain occur during this point? - ANSWERnatural
decline of the body that starts in young adulthood; brain matter gets pruned; reaches maximum size
and weight; myelination increases
What is the CDC recommended amount of exercise that people should engage in and what are the
benefits of exercise? - ANSWER30 minutes 5 days a week; cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength and
body flexibility, osteoporosis reduced, immune response, decreased stress/anxiety/depression,
increased longevity
What is the leading cause of death before age 35 and after age 35 - ANSWERbefore- accidents
after- illness
Secondary aging - ANSWERphysical consequences from environmental factors or behavioral
decisions
What is obesity? Why do people typically gain weight during young adulthood? - ANSWERmore than
20% over the avg. weight for your height; ignore nutritional practices
What is stress? What are the consequences of stress? What are psychosomatic disorders? -
ANSWERResponse to events that threaten or challenge an individual; increases risk of becoming ill
and lowers rate of recovery from illness; psychosomatic- caused by psychological, emotional, and
physical difficulties (e.g. ulcers, high blood pressure)
Primary and secondary appraisals of stress - ANSWERprimary- determining if stressor is positive,
negative, or neutral
secondary- assessing if you have the resources to overcome the challenge
4 types of coping with stress - ANSWERproblem-focused: directly changing the situation
emotion-focused: conscious regulation of emotion
social support: assistance and comfort from others
defensive coping: unconscious, distort or deny the reality of the situation
, What personality characteristic is associated with a lower rate of stress-related illness? -
ANSWERhardiness
What defines "postformal thought"? - ANSWERthinking changes beyond adolescence into early
adulthood; thought based on practical experiences, not just logic; shift away from DUALISTIC thinking
where there is a clear right and wrong to RELATIVISTIC thinking = thinking about world in less rigid
more complex ways with no clear right or wrong; and dialectical thinking = interest and appreciation
for debate/hearing differing counterpoints to an argument, shifting of thought between ideal
solutions and practical solutions
What is first-year adjustment reaction and who is impacted the most by it? - ANSWERloneliness,
depression, anxiety; affects especially first generation college students
What are social clocks? - ANSWERrecording the major milestones of life
What did Ravenna Helson discover in her research of women's social clocks? - ANSWERthe best
outcomes associated with focusing on work or family and negative outcomes if women are not
strongly focused on either social clock of work or family
Erikson's Intimacy vs. Isolation Stage; when does it occur? - ANSWERyoung adulthood; close,
intimate relationship with others (selflessness, sexuality, devotion) vs. isolation- feelings of loneliness
and fearful of relationships, caused by lack of self-identity
Companionate love and passionate love - ANSWERcompanionate- strong affection for those with
whom our lives are deeply involved
passionate- powerful absorption in someone
Labeling theory of passionate love - ANSWERexperience of romantic love involves experiencing both
intense physiological arousal AND situational clues/ labels suggesting that arousal is due to love
Sternberg's Triangular Theory (3 components) - ANSWERintimacy (feelings of closeness, affection,
connectedness)
passion (sex, physical closeness, romance)
decision/commitment (long-term determination to maintain that love, cognitive)
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