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How do menopause, premenopause, and climacteric differ? |
Menopause means the menstrual cycle stops Premenopause means the menstrual cycle becomes irregular Climacteric means the reproduction capacity declines |
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Sandwich generation |
Stuck in a age where you are taking care of parents and children at the same time |
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How do life span and life expectancy differ? |
Life span is how long you actually live Life expectancy is how long your expected to live |
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Three leading causes of death in late adult hood? |
Cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease |
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How do bereavement, grief, and mourning differ? |
Bereavement encompasses the feelings of grief and the process of mourning
Grief is the emotional response to loss
Mourning is the way people express their thoughts and feelings that follows loss |
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How do children experience death of a loved one different than older people? |
Children don't understand that death is irreversible and happens to everyone, older people have a better understanding and know what's happening |
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How have kubler Ross's stages of dying been criticized by others? |
Theorist didn't like the fact that it was used in other realms of death |
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What is death and how is it identified? |
Clinical death - a period during which vital signs are absent but resuscitation is still possible Brain death - vital signs are absent, including brain activity. Resuscitation is no longer possible Social death - the point at which family members and medical personnel treat deceased person as a corpse |
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Middle adulthood physical changes BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM |
Brain and nervous system Synaptic density begins to decline Responds differently to sensory stimuli Changes or declines in many physical functions occur gradually Changes or declines in many physical functions occur gradually
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Middle adulthood physical changes REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM |
Reproductive system Climacteric - reproductive capacity declines or is lost In men this is very gradual with slow loss Menopause - monthly menstrual cycle stops in women around age 50 Phases : premenopause (less regular cycle), perimenopausal (irregular cycle, hot flashes), postmenopausal (no cycle for year or more)
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Middle adulthood physical changes SKELETAL SYSTEM |
Skeletal system Osteoporosis - loss of bone mass with age |
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Middle adulthood physical changes VISION AND HEARING |
Vision and hearing Presbyopia - normal loss of visual activity Presbycusis - normal loss of hearing |
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Middle adulthood social and personality development |
Social and personality development Time where people best manage demands, authority, and responsibility |
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Middle adulthood Eriksons 7th stage GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION |
Generativity vs stagnation - find meaning in contributing in the development of younger individuals |
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Old age / late adulthood 60+ SUBGROUPS |
Subgroups Young old is 60 to 75 Old old is 75 to 85 Oldest old is 85 and older Frail elderly - older adults who's physical and mental impairments cause them to be incapable of caring for themselves |
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Old age / late adulthood physical changes BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM |
Brain and nervous system 4 main changes 1 - reduction of brain weight 2 - loss of grey matter 3 - loss of density in the dendtrites 4 - slower synaptic speed |
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Old age / late adulthood VISION AND HEARING |
Vision and hearing Presbyopia - normal loss of visual, enlarged blind spot, pupil doesn't widen or narrow, hard to see at night and adjust to brightness Presbycusis - normal loss of hearing, major now in high frequency sound Tinnitus - persistent ringing in ears |
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Old age / late adulthood senses |
Change in taste, smell, and touch Ability to taste 4 basic flavors Salty, bitter, sweet, and sour Less saliva Flavors become more bland |
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Old age / late adulthood Eriksons last stage EGO INTEGRITY VS DESPAIR |
Ego integrity vs despair - must achieve a sense of satisfaction with their lives Ego integrity - ones life has been worth while Despair - fear they won't be remembered and feel regret |
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Old age / late adulthood social and personality |
Social and personality Changes in roles Relationships are not perceived as a loss but as opportunities to create new roles and to make old age a time of personal and social gains |
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