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lifespan.15.middle adulthood

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senescence   naturally occuring declines related to age  
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height loss p513   women 2 in. men 1 in.  
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osteaporosis p513   lack of calcium  
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strength-age 60 p513   lose 10%  
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visual acuity p514   (blank)  
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presbyopia -514   (blank)  
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glaucoma p514   fluid pressure increases due to overproduction  
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inner ear - cilia - hair cells p514   (blank)  
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ear - presbycusis   12% people -more men - high-pitched sound loss  
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sound localization p514   identify direction of sound  
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reaction time p515   loud noises - 20%  
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reaction time-nervous systems slows p515   (blank)  
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exercise-maintains neural reactions p516   (blank)  
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sex once a week p516   (blank)  
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men-less testosteronep516   (blank)  
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sexual intercourse-chart p517   (blank)  
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female climacteric p517   15-20 years  
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menopause p517 no more menstruation   (blank)  
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one year-no menstruation - menopause p517   (blank)  
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less estrogen & progesterone p517   (blank)  
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hot flashes - cultural differences -518   (blank)  
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perimenopause - 10 years prior to menopause   radical fluctuations in hormone production  
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menopause-depression? p518   (blank)  
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male climacteric p518   (blank)  
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prostate gland enlargement p518   (blank)  
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erectile dysfunction p520   (blank)  
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fear cancer p521   (blank)  
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diabetes, hypertension, death rates p521   (blank)  
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afraid? p521   (blank)  
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preventive health care chart p522   (blank)  
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death rate 1/2 of the 1940's p523   (blank)  
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Af. Am. 2x Caucasians p523   (blank)  
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SES & death rates p523   (blank)  
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women-higher illness but men more serious p523   (blank)  
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research money-more for men p524   (blank)  
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psycho neuro immunologists p524   (blank)  
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stress p524-525   (blank)  
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coronary heart disease - low in Japan p525   (blank)  
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chart-heart rate death rates   (blank)  
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Type A's p.526   (blank)  
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polyphasic activities p526   multiple activities  
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Type A-5x heart problems overall as Type B   (blank)  
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Type A - hostility makes for heart attacks p526   (blank)  
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Type D - distressed - anxiety p526   (blank)  
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Cancer - p527   (blank)  
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chart-breast cancer p528   (blank)  
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cancer-psychology p529   (blank)  
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cross-sectional studies - cohort effects-longitudinal studies p531   (blank)  
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fluid intelligence-lower - crystallized intelligence (experience) higher p532   (blank)  
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numeric ability increases until 40 p533   (blank)  
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competence during middle age? p533   (blank)  
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selective optimization p534   people concentrate on skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas  
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experts use different neural pathways to solve problems p534   (blank)  
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experts develop strategies-more flexible p534   (blank)  
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sensory memory p535   initial stage of memory  
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short-term memory p535   holds 15-20 seconds  
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long-term memory p535   stored permanently  
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memory-with age, people register & stor information less efficiently p 535   (blank)  
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memory schemas p536   (blank)  
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schema-Native Americans p536   (blank)  
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mnemonics p536   formal strategies for organizing material  
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mnemoics - p537   6 suggestions  
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encoding specificity phenomenon   recal info in environments similar to where they learned it  
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