HDFS exam 3, HDFS Exam 2, HDFS
exam 1
the number one cause of death in adults - correct answer ✔✔heart disease
What is responsible for the decline in immune responses after age 20 - correct answer ✔✔The shrinkage
of the thymus gland and increased difficulty coping with physical and psychological stress
obesity - correct answer ✔✔A greater than 20% increase over average body weight, based on age, sex,
and physical build
- How much weekly exercise is recommended in the U.S. (minutes) - correct answer ✔✔150 minutes per
week
- What problems can alcohol lead to - correct answer ✔✔Liver and cardiovascular diseases, cancers and
physical disorders, highway fatalities and crime, sexual coercion
- The characteristics of rape victims and their perpetrators - correct answer ✔✔-victims are typically.
under age 30 and have been harmed by men they think they know well
-Cultural acceptance of strong gender typing and violence contributes to sexual coercion which leads to
psychological trauma
Fine-tuning of the prefrontal cognitive-control network contributes to improvements in what areas?
(name 2) WRITE IN - correct answer ✔✔Planning, reasoning, and decision making
identify the theorist that proposed "Intimacy versus Isolation" - correct answer ✔✔Erikson
What feeling peaks in the late teens and early twenties - correct answer ✔✔devoted to intimacy
, what are the Current trends in parenthood... more or less kids, earlier or later in life - correct answer
✔✔later in life and have less children
Name 4 factors related to marital satisfaction (WRITE IN) - correct answer ✔✔Family backgrounds, age
at marriage, timing of first pregnancy, relationship to extended family, family responsibilities
Name 2 ways that dual-earner couples can combine work & family roles in a positive way (WRITE IN) -
correct answer ✔✔Devise a plan for sharing household tasks, begin sharing child care right after the
baby's arrival, talk over conflicts about decision making and responsibilities
presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔the eye lens loses its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances
entirely, happens at age 60
glaucoma - correct answer ✔✔a disease in which poor fluid drainage leads to build up of pressure within
the eye damaging the optic nerve, after age 40
The symptoms of cardiovascular disease - correct answer ✔✔High blood pressure, high blood
cholesterol, atherosclerosis, heart attack, heart arrythmia, angina pectoralis
list 3 ways you can reduce the incidences of cancer and caner-related deaths (WRITE IN) - correct answer
✔✔Schedule regular medical checkups and cancer screening tests, avoid tobacco and limit alcohol
consumption, avoid unnecessary x ray exposure
ways to reduce the risk of heart attacks - correct answer ✔✔Quit smoking, reduce blood cholesterol
levels, treat high blood pressure, maintain ideal weight, exercise regularly, if medically recommended
take low dose of aspirin, reduce hostility and other forms of stress
Name 2 ways you can manage stress in a positive way (WRITE IN) - correct answer ✔✔Reevaluate the
situation, focus on events you can control
Do the majority or the minority of people in their 40's experience a midlife crisis? - correct answer
✔✔minority
exam 1
the number one cause of death in adults - correct answer ✔✔heart disease
What is responsible for the decline in immune responses after age 20 - correct answer ✔✔The shrinkage
of the thymus gland and increased difficulty coping with physical and psychological stress
obesity - correct answer ✔✔A greater than 20% increase over average body weight, based on age, sex,
and physical build
- How much weekly exercise is recommended in the U.S. (minutes) - correct answer ✔✔150 minutes per
week
- What problems can alcohol lead to - correct answer ✔✔Liver and cardiovascular diseases, cancers and
physical disorders, highway fatalities and crime, sexual coercion
- The characteristics of rape victims and their perpetrators - correct answer ✔✔-victims are typically.
under age 30 and have been harmed by men they think they know well
-Cultural acceptance of strong gender typing and violence contributes to sexual coercion which leads to
psychological trauma
Fine-tuning of the prefrontal cognitive-control network contributes to improvements in what areas?
(name 2) WRITE IN - correct answer ✔✔Planning, reasoning, and decision making
identify the theorist that proposed "Intimacy versus Isolation" - correct answer ✔✔Erikson
What feeling peaks in the late teens and early twenties - correct answer ✔✔devoted to intimacy
, what are the Current trends in parenthood... more or less kids, earlier or later in life - correct answer
✔✔later in life and have less children
Name 4 factors related to marital satisfaction (WRITE IN) - correct answer ✔✔Family backgrounds, age
at marriage, timing of first pregnancy, relationship to extended family, family responsibilities
Name 2 ways that dual-earner couples can combine work & family roles in a positive way (WRITE IN) -
correct answer ✔✔Devise a plan for sharing household tasks, begin sharing child care right after the
baby's arrival, talk over conflicts about decision making and responsibilities
presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔the eye lens loses its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances
entirely, happens at age 60
glaucoma - correct answer ✔✔a disease in which poor fluid drainage leads to build up of pressure within
the eye damaging the optic nerve, after age 40
The symptoms of cardiovascular disease - correct answer ✔✔High blood pressure, high blood
cholesterol, atherosclerosis, heart attack, heart arrythmia, angina pectoralis
list 3 ways you can reduce the incidences of cancer and caner-related deaths (WRITE IN) - correct answer
✔✔Schedule regular medical checkups and cancer screening tests, avoid tobacco and limit alcohol
consumption, avoid unnecessary x ray exposure
ways to reduce the risk of heart attacks - correct answer ✔✔Quit smoking, reduce blood cholesterol
levels, treat high blood pressure, maintain ideal weight, exercise regularly, if medically recommended
take low dose of aspirin, reduce hostility and other forms of stress
Name 2 ways you can manage stress in a positive way (WRITE IN) - correct answer ✔✔Reevaluate the
situation, focus on events you can control
Do the majority or the minority of people in their 40's experience a midlife crisis? - correct answer
✔✔minority
