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what may produce to skin cancer in early adulthood
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excessive exposure to UV rays
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decrease ability to see objects at a close distance |
presbyopia |
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What is the normal heart rate for early adulthood
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100 beats per minute
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What is the refractory period for men? |
they cannot have a repeated orgasm |
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Phychosocial development for early adulthood |
intimacy vs isolation |
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the attitudes, beliefs, laws, and actions that descriminate on the basis of gender and lead to stereotyping and unequal treatment of individual |
sexism |
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cognitive development for early adulthood is |
formal operational |
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moral development for early adulthood is |
postconventional development |
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Osteoporosis primary affects |
women |
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exercise such as weightlifting, burns fewer calories but builds muscle mass and maintain metabolic rate |
resistance exercise |
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Goals for middle adulthood: |
establishing & adjusting to new family roles Securing economic stability maintaining a positive self-images evaluating & redesigning career options |
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Middle adulthood may require larger clothing because their body weight because of _____________ |
redistribution |
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Bones become more porous and brittle is a condition called |
osteoporosis |
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change of life that occurs in both men and women |
climacteric |
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the cessation of menses |
menopause |
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moral development for middle adulthood |
post conventional development |
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cognitive development for middle adulthood |
formal operational development |
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middle adults need a diet ____________________ |
high in fiber & low sodium and fats |
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enlargement of the prostate that should be distinguished from cancer |
benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) |
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symptoms of normal aging |
senescence |
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theory that suggests that society and the individual gradually withdraw from each other |
disengagement theory |
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theory that individuals achieve satisfaction from life by maintaining a high level of social activity and involvement |
activity theory |
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theory that personality is helpful in predicting responses to aging |
continuity-developmental theory |
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the attachment known as ligaments and tendons are ____ in elderly people |
less elastic |
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What places the older adult at risk for choking while eating |
a diminished gag reflex |
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itching |
pruritus |
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thickening |
keratosis |
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In elderly people movements slows down because
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stiffened ligaments and joints
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psychosocial development for late adulthood |
ego integrity vs despair |
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positive life review |
reminiscence |
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prejudice against older people, contributes to negative perceptions of the aging process |
ageism |
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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 |
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occurs as reality sets in and individuals may strive to come to terms with their expectations |
disenchantment |
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acute response in brain functions; impairment in cognition and attention |
delirium |
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loss of cognitive abilities |
dementia |
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what leads to depression in the older age group |
multiple losses disease medication |
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use of multiple medications |
polypharmacy |
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speed at which a person response to a stimulus |
reaction time |