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Exam 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to the American college of sports medicine & CDC, what is the recommended weekly excercise? | 30 mins/5 time a week |
| What is the greatest risk of dying for early adulthood? | Accidents |
| What developed country has the highest murder rate? | The US |
| What is the current obesity rate in the US? | Over 1/3 or 33% |
| What is the struggle most disabled people face? | Undereducated, underemployed, or unemployed |
| What is postformal thought? | Thoughts become complex |
| What percent of college students finish the 4 years? | 40% |
| Erikson's 3 stages of adulthood | Early adult (20-40), Middle adult (40-60), Late adult (60-65) |
| Sternberg's triangle of love | Intimacy, Passion, and commitment |
| What do we mean by intimacy in psychology | Closeness & bonding |
| What is consummate love? | Is where Intimacy, passion, and commitment is the desired love. |
| What do we say about gay and lesbian relationships? | Its the same |
| Have marriage rates increased or decreased? | Decreased and people are getting married older |
| What is the current divorce rate? | 34%-42% |
| The difference between intrinsic & extrinsic motivation? | Intrinisc is internal and extrinsic is external. |
| What is the American with Disabilities Act? | Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. |
| What is Stress? | The bodys natural physical and emotional reaction to pressure |
| Osteoporosis | Bone thinning, fragile bones |
| Arthiritis | Joint pain & stiffness |
| Glaucoma | Increased eye pressure, can cause blindness |
| Cataracts | Cloudy lens, blurry vision |
| Age-related macular degeneration | loss of central vision |
| Menopause | Women stop menstruating permanetly around age 50 |
| Male Climacteric (andropause) | Decline in testosterone in men; may affect mood, energy, and libido. |
| Silent Killer | High blood pressure |
| Mammograms | usually start around age 40-50, then every 1-2 years |
| Fluid vs crystallized intelligence: | - Fluid intelligence ->Problem-solving, reasoning -> declines with age - Crystalized Intelligence -> Knowledge, experience -> increases or stays stable |
| Midlife crisis | A period of self-doubt & revalutaion of life in middle adulthood. |
| Martial satisfaction | Shaped like a U-curve, (lower during child-rearing years, higher later. |
| Remarriage after Divorce? | About 75-80% |
| Empty nest syndrome | Sadness when child leaves |
| Boomerang Children | Adult kids return home |
| Sandwich generation | Caring for kids & aging parents |
| Burnout | Chronic physical & emotional exhaustion |
| Late adulthood | 60-65 years |
| Primary v secondary aging | - Primary: Natural, biological aging - Secondary: Due to lifestyle, disease, environment |
| Brain Changes with age | Shrinks in size, slower processing, reduced neurotransmitters |
| Senses with age | decline |
| Leading cause of death (elderly) | Heart disease, cancer, stroke |
| Alzeimers disease | - Progressive brain disorders affecting memory & thinking - Early signs -> memory loss, confusion - Late stage -> loss of speech, mobility, independence, no cure |
| Wisdom | Involves good judgement, life experience, and insight |
| Biggest financial issue for elderly is | outlving their savings/financial insecurity |
| Widowhood | loss of a spouse through death |
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