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Wvu Psych 241 Final Exam QuestionsWith 100% Correct Answers
MiddleiAgeiisiai"SocialiConstruct"—Whatidoesithisimean?i-
iCorrectiAnswer--
iSuggestsithatiaipersonsichronologicaliageiisiaffectedibyisocietiesinormsi
attacheditoiageigroups
Whatiageirangeiisicurrentlyiassociatediwithimiddleiadulthood?iLateiadul
thood?i-iCorrectiAnswer-Middleiadulthood:i40-65iyears
Lateiadulthood:i55-65iyears
youngiold,ioldiold,ioldestioldi-iCorrectiAnswer-65-74
75-84
85+
Doimiddle-agediadultsitypicallyifeelisatisfiediwithitheirilives?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-yes
Whatiareisomeitypicalilifeieventsiassociatediwithimidlife?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Changesiinisensoryiabilities,istamina,isexuality
Peakiinimentaliabilitiesi(verbali&ireasoningipeak,imathi&ispatial/percep
tualispeedidecline)
Transitionsiinicareeri&ifamilyiroles
,commonistressors...
-iChildrenitransitionitoiadults
-iAging/deathiofiparents
-iChangingihealthistatus
centenariansi-iCorrectiAnswer-Liveitoi100+
Increasingirateiofi7%iperiyear
longetivityi&iagingi-iCorrectiAnswer-Centenarians
Biologicalifactors-igenes,ifamilyihistory
Contextualifactors-
ieducation,idietiandilifestyle,ipersonalityi(social,iextroverted),ihealthyiin
igeneralithroughoutilifestyle
longetivityi-iCorrectiAnswer-longilife,iorilengthiofiaiperson'silife
lifeiexpectancyi-iCorrectiAnswer-
numberiofiyearsithatitheiaverageipersoniborniiniaiparticulariyeariwillipro
bably
livei(bornitodayiiniUSi=i80iyears)
lifeispani-iCorrectiAnswer-
theimaximuminumberiofiyearsianiindividualicanilivei(approx.i12-
125iyears)
,WhatiareitheimostitypicalisensoryichangesiiniMIDDLEiadulthood:i(heari
ng,ivision)i-iCorrectiAnswer-Initermsiofihearing?
(backgroundinoisesiinterferingiwithihearing)
Presbycusis:iage-relatedihearingiloss,iapparentiinithei50's
-
iFirstilimiteditoihighipitchisounds,iextendsitoiallifrequenciesibyilateiadult
hood
Initermsiofivision?
Presbyopia:iage-relatedilossiofivisioni(farsightedness)
-
iCorneaiflattens,ilensilosesiflexibility,imuscleithatichangesilensishapeiwe
akens
-iNeedireadingiglasses
-
iAbilityitoiseeiinidimilightidecreases,inightivisionireduced,icoloridiscrimin
ationilimited
Byiagei__imostlyieveryoneihasisomeikindiofivisioniproblemi-
iCorrectiAnswer-50
Lensilosesiconvexity,iabilityitoifocusioniobjectsinear/faridecreases
Lossiinirodsi(dimilight)iiniretina
, smelli&itasteichangeilateiadulthoodi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Mostiolderiadultsiloseisomeiabilityitoitasteiand/orismell
touchi&ipainilateiadulthoodi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Changesiinitouchiareinotiproblematic
Decreasedisensitivityitoipainimayimaskiinjuryiandiillness
WhatiareitheimostitypicalisensoryichangesiiniLATEiadulthood:i(hearing,i
vision,ibrain)i-iCorrectiAnswer-Initermsiofihearing?
Presbycusis:iage-relatedihearingiloss,iapparentiinithei50's
-
iFirstilimiteditoihighipitchisounds,iextendsitoiallifrequenciesibyilateiadult
hood
Initermsiofivision?
Visualiacuity,icolor,idepthiperceptionidecline
Cataractsi(thickeningiofilens),iglaucomai(opticinerveidamagedibyipressu
reiofifluidibuildiup),imacularidegenerationi(determinationiofiretina;imor
eidifficultitoitreat,iusuallyiendsiwithitotalilossiofivision)
Initermsiofitheibrain?
Brainivolumeishrinksi0.5%ieachiyear
Myelinilossesi=icognitiveideclinesi(decreaseiinisynapses)
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