Chapter 12 - Developmental Psychology Final

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Senescence

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gradual decline; occurs in everyone, in every body part

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Value of Aging

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postpone aging process; physical stuff - Botox, hair dye, wrinkle creams

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Organ Reserve

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organs reserve extra power for functioning when aging; helps to not show aging

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Homeostasis

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equilibrium; takes longer to get going, like with exercising

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Allostasis

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the body responding to stressors to try to get back to homeostasis

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Changes in Sexual Activity

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takes longer to get going, slower orgasms, longer sexual sessions, can lead to more satisfaction though

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Laumann and Michael

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(2000) men and women more likely to more satisfied in a committed relationship, and aging didn't matter

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Infertility

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inability to conceive child after a year of trying

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Rise in infertility

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Low sperm count, low sperm movement

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How much longer does it take a man over 45 to conceive a child?

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5 months longer than a young adult

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What percent of U.S. couples choose not to have kids?

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15%

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In past 40 years, medical advances have restored _______ of all infertility issues.

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Half

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Intra-uterine insemination

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AKA artificial insemination; donor sperm; woman has baby in her womb, but gets a donor sperm

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Donor ova

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AKA donor womb; woman's egg and man's sperm placed in another woman

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In Vitro Fertilization

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mature eggs collected and fertilized with sperm in a lab, then reinserted into woman's uterus

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Success of in vitro fertilzation

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40% successful births; 4 million babies worldwide, first IVF baby born in 1973

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Aging Brain

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difficulty with multitasking; fewer neurons and fewer synapses

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Less than ______ of people under age ______ actually experience significant brain loss

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1%; 65

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Skin loses _____.

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collagen (which means skin starts sagging)

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"Middle age spread"

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increase in waist circumference; in males - "dad bod"; fat stays in middle waist area

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Vertebrae shrinks = decrease in height - as much as _______

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3 inches

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Menopause

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around age 50-51; a woman's menstrual periods cease completely; production of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone stops; starts a year from last period; can be surgically induced

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

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estrogen and progesterone into the body; no menopause; for men and women

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Risks of HRT

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increase in breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, issues with blood pressure

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Andropause

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menopause for men; much slower rate, not as traumatic; drop in testosterone; no erection

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Vision

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issues with making out colors; issues with near- and far-sightedness

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______ vision ages faster than ______ vision

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Peripheral; frontal

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Hearing

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Rarely problematic before age 65; just have trouble hearing high frequencies

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Mortality

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death

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Morbidity

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disease

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Vitality

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joy in life

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Tobacco

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over the past 50 years, declines in cigarette smoking in the U.S.

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Lung cancer

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most preventable disease in the world

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Since 1970 to 2005, lung cancer in men (55-64) has _________ about ______, and in women it has ________.

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decreased; half; doubled

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Alcohol

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can be a good thing and make people live longer when drinking in moderation - no more than 2 drinks a day; too much drinking can destroy brain cells and cause liver diseases

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Between age 20 and 60, metabolism slows down about _______ than what it used to be.

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1/3rd

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Percent of U.S. adults that are overweight:

That are obese:

That are morbidly obese:

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65%; half of that (32.5%); 6%

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Overweight BMI:

Obese BMI:

Morbidly obese BMI:

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over 25; between 35-39; over 40

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Stressor

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any situation or stimulus that causes a person to feel stressed, good or bad

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Problem-focused coping with stress

Who is more likely to use this method?

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focus on the problem head on; younger adults and men

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Emotion-focused coping with stress

Who is more likely to use this method?

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try to change attitude about stress/problem; older adults and women ("tend befriend"), and low socio-economic people

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Charles Spearman's General Intelligence (g)

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intelligence is one basic trait underlying all cognitive abilities

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Flynn Effect

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general trend in IQ over successive generations