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what may produce to skin cancer in early adulthood
excessive exposure to UV rays

decrease ability to see objects at a close distance

presbyopia

What is the normal heart rate for early adulthood
100 beats per minute

What is the refractory period for men?

they cannot have a repeated orgasm

Phychosocial development for early adulthood

intimacy vs isolation

the attitudes, beliefs, laws, and actions that descriminate on the basis of gender and lead to stereotyping and unequal treatment of individual

sexism

cognitive development for early adulthood is

formal operational

moral development for early adulthood is

postconventional development

Osteoporosis primary affects

women

exercise such as weightlifting, burns fewer calories but builds muscle mass and maintain metabolic rate

resistance exercise

Goals for middle adulthood:

establishing & adjusting to new family roles


Securing economic stability


maintaining a positive self-images


evaluating & redesigning career options

Middle adulthood may require larger clothing because their body weight because of _____________

redistribution

Bones become more porous and brittle is a condition called

osteoporosis

change of life that occurs in both men and women

climacteric

the cessation of menses

menopause

moral development for middle adulthood

post conventional development

cognitive development for middle adulthood

formal operational development

middle adults need a diet ____________________

high in fiber & low sodium and fats

enlargement of the prostate that should be distinguished from cancer

benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

symptoms of normal aging

senescence

theory that suggests that society and the individual gradually withdraw from each other

disengagement theory

theory that individuals achieve satisfaction from life by maintaining a high level of social activity and involvement

activity theory

theory that personality is helpful in predicting responses to aging

continuity-developmental theory

the attachment known as ligaments and tendons are ____ in elderly people

less elastic

What places the older adult at risk for choking while eating

a diminished gag reflex

itching

pruritus

thickening

keratosis

In elderly people movements slows down because
stiffened ligaments and joints

psychosocial development for late adulthood

ego integrity vs despair

positive life review

reminiscence

prejudice against older people, contributes to negative perceptions of the aging process

ageism

characterized by a time of euphoria; during this stage people try to do all the activities that they have not had time to do in the past

honeymoon period

occurs as reality sets in and individuals may strive to come to terms with their expectations

disenchantment

acute response in brain functions; impairment in cognition and attention

delirium

loss of cognitive abilities

dementia

what leads to depression in the older age group

multiple losses


disease


medication

use of multiple medications

polypharmacy

speed at which a person response to a stimulus

reaction time