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36 Cards in this Set
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average age of first marrage for men, women
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25, 27
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at this age most americans are married
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30
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nuclear family
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most common type of family in US, mother father and dependent children live in one household
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percentage of children who live with married biological parents
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60%
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median household income
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50k per household
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% of children who live in traditional family configuration where mom stays home and dat works
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~25%
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cost of raising a child to 18
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more than 200k
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divorce rate, for physicians
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50% up to 20% higher for physicians
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physician populations with highest divorce rates (2)
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female physician choosing psychiatry, medical students married before graduation
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factors associated with high divorce rates
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short courtship, teenage marraiges, premarital pregnancy, absence of family support, prior divorce, different SES/religion, couples that experience serious injury , illness,or death of a child
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what prcentage of children live in single parent families
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27%
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sole/joint residiential/split custody
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sole custody = one parent has all legal power, other pays support and has visitation joint residential= 50/50 or some other agreed upon dividing of residence and decision making... split = dividing of siblings (usually teenagers) between parents
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risks of adopting children after infancy
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these children have a higher risk for behavioral problems in childhood/adolescence
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general consencus on what to tell adopted children about their origins
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tell them they are adopted at earliest possible age, tell them about their parents
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age 30 transition
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you pretty much peak at 30 physically/achieve some level of financial independence/have a defined role in society.
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intimacy vs isolation
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erickson described early adulthood as time were it is critical to develop a loving/emotional/sexual relationship
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early adulthood
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age 20-40
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middle adulthood
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age 40-65
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according to freud this in addition to love is essential to emotional health of adulthood
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gratifying work
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sandwich generation
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refers to the middle adult period where parents are in poor health and becoming dependent on them, at the same time that young adult childen are remaining financially dependent on them
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generativity vs stagnation
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realization at midlife that unreached goals are becoming less atainable as more of life is behind than in front. Triggers often vast behavioral changes "midlife crisis"
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climacterium
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physiological changes that occur in men/women during midlife ; identified as menopause in women
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vasomotor instabilty
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hot flasshes common in menopausal women
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ERT
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estrogen replacement therapy for menopausal women
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risks of ERT
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increased risk of uterine cancer and breast
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benefits of ERT
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prevention of menopausal symptoms such as osteoporosis and vaginal dryness
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old age
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65 and older
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ego integrity vs despair
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described by erickson as the point in life (old age) where one looks back on their life either proud of their accomplishments or sad that they have wasted their lives.
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prevalence of dementia
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less than 10% of elderly population, however occurs in as much as half the population over age 85
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average life expectancy male,female, both
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75,80,77
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how does NT availabilty in the brain decrease with age
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secretion decreases, MAO activity increases, and NT receptors lose esponsiveness
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pseudodementia
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depression in elderly is commonly characterized by memory loss and cognitive problems, these can be mistaken for dementia
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kluber ross stages
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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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anniversary reaction
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recurrence of grief for loss of loved one that occurs around significant dates, this is consistant with normal grief
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abnormal grief
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characterists of bereavement persist and intensify over time, lead to depression
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when should severe symptoms of norml grief subside, moderate symptoms
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2 months , 1 year
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