FAD3220 EXAM #3 All Questions
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after 55 begin a "settling" process. what is this? - Answer- ✔✔the bones attached to the
spinal column become less dense
osteoporosis - Answer- ✔✔condition where the bones become brittle, fragile & thin;
often brought by a lack of calcium in the diet
visual acuity - Answer- ✔✔ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close & distant
objects
at what age does visual acuity start to decline? - Answer- ✔✔40
why does visual acuity decrease? - Answer- ✔✔shape of eye lens changes & elasticity
deteriorates; lens become less transparent
presbyopia - Answer- ✔✔nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood
that results in some loss of near vision
glaucoma - Answer- ✔✔condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either b/c fluid cannot properly drain or b/c too much fluid is produced
presbycusis - Answer- ✔✔loss of ability to hear sounds of high frequency
reaction time slightly _____________ in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔increases
female climacteric - Answer- ✔✔period that marks the transition from being able to bare
children to not being able to (around 45)
menopause - Answer- ✔✔the cessation of menstruation
when is menopause complete? - Answer- ✔✔when a woman goes a full year w/out her
period
hot flashes - Answer- ✔✔women experience a surge of heat above the waist
perimenopause - Answer- ✔✔period before menopause when hormone production
begins to change
,hormone therapy - Answer- ✔✔estrogen & progesterone are administered to alleviate
the worst symptoms for menopausal women
what are symptoms of menopause? - Answer- ✔✔hot flashes, dizziness, headaches,
heart palpitation, aching joints
male climacteric - Answer- ✔✔period of physical changes in the reproduction system
that occurs late in midlife, typically in a mans 50s
what gland is usually enlarged in middle adulthood in men? - Answer- ✔✔prostate gland
difficulty in urination in men is an affect of what? - Answer- ✔✔enlarged prostate gland
erectile dysfuntion - Answer- ✔✔men are unable to achieve/maintain an erection
type A personality characteristics - Answer- ✔✔competitiveness, impatience, &
tendency towards frustration & hostility
**more likely to develop coronary heart disease
type B characteristics - Answer- ✔✔non-competitiveness, patience & lack of aggression
type D characteristics - Answer- ✔✔insecurity, anxiety & negative outlook on ppl
radiation therapy - Answer- ✔✔radiation targets tumor in attempt to destroy it
chemotherapy - Answer- ✔✔ingest controlled doses of toxic substances meant to
poison the tumor
fluid intelligence - Answer- ✔✔reflects ability to solve & reason about novel problems
independent of past specific knowledge
crystallized intelligence - Answer- ✔✔information, skills & strategies that ppl have
accumulated thru experience
which intelligence declines with age? - Answer- ✔✔fluid
which intelligence holds steady & can improve with age? - Answer- ✔✔crystallized
selective optimization - Answer- ✔✔process ppl use in concentrating on particular skill
areas to compensate for losses in other areas
ex) runner giving up other things to train
, expertise - Answer- ✔✔the skill/knowledge acquired in a particular area
sensory memory - Answer- ✔✔initial, momentary storage of memory;
no decline w age
short-term memory (working memory) - Answer- ✔✔holds info for 15-20 seconds;
no decline w age
long-term memory - Answer- ✔✔stored on relatively permanent basis;
some decline w age
schemas - Answer- ✔✔organized bodies of information stored in memory
schemas in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔help ppl represent the way world is
organized, aid in categorization & interpretation of new info, convey cultural info
mnemonics - Answer- ✔✔formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered
encoding specificity phenomenon - Answer- ✔✔remember info in the environment thats
similar to where you initially learned in
normative-crisis models - Answer- ✔✔see personality development as universal stages
of sequential, age-related crisis
life events models - Answer- ✔✔suggest that particular events, rather than age,
determine how personality develops
erikson's generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer- ✔✔stage during middle adulthood in
which ppl consider their contributions to family/society
gould suggests what? - Answer- ✔✔adults pass thru several stages associated w/
specific age periods; ppl in late 30s-40s begin to feel a sense of urgency ab attaining
lifes goals as they realize life is finite
levison's "seasons of life" theory - Answer- ✔✔early 40s is a period of transition & crisis
midlife crisis - Answer- ✔✔stage of uncertainty & indecision brought about by the
realization that life is finite
what theorists claim there are substantial changes to personality over time? - Answer-
✔✔erikson & levinson
Complete Solutions New Update
after 55 begin a "settling" process. what is this? - Answer- ✔✔the bones attached to the
spinal column become less dense
osteoporosis - Answer- ✔✔condition where the bones become brittle, fragile & thin;
often brought by a lack of calcium in the diet
visual acuity - Answer- ✔✔ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close & distant
objects
at what age does visual acuity start to decline? - Answer- ✔✔40
why does visual acuity decrease? - Answer- ✔✔shape of eye lens changes & elasticity
deteriorates; lens become less transparent
presbyopia - Answer- ✔✔nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood
that results in some loss of near vision
glaucoma - Answer- ✔✔condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either b/c fluid cannot properly drain or b/c too much fluid is produced
presbycusis - Answer- ✔✔loss of ability to hear sounds of high frequency
reaction time slightly _____________ in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔increases
female climacteric - Answer- ✔✔period that marks the transition from being able to bare
children to not being able to (around 45)
menopause - Answer- ✔✔the cessation of menstruation
when is menopause complete? - Answer- ✔✔when a woman goes a full year w/out her
period
hot flashes - Answer- ✔✔women experience a surge of heat above the waist
perimenopause - Answer- ✔✔period before menopause when hormone production
begins to change
,hormone therapy - Answer- ✔✔estrogen & progesterone are administered to alleviate
the worst symptoms for menopausal women
what are symptoms of menopause? - Answer- ✔✔hot flashes, dizziness, headaches,
heart palpitation, aching joints
male climacteric - Answer- ✔✔period of physical changes in the reproduction system
that occurs late in midlife, typically in a mans 50s
what gland is usually enlarged in middle adulthood in men? - Answer- ✔✔prostate gland
difficulty in urination in men is an affect of what? - Answer- ✔✔enlarged prostate gland
erectile dysfuntion - Answer- ✔✔men are unable to achieve/maintain an erection
type A personality characteristics - Answer- ✔✔competitiveness, impatience, &
tendency towards frustration & hostility
**more likely to develop coronary heart disease
type B characteristics - Answer- ✔✔non-competitiveness, patience & lack of aggression
type D characteristics - Answer- ✔✔insecurity, anxiety & negative outlook on ppl
radiation therapy - Answer- ✔✔radiation targets tumor in attempt to destroy it
chemotherapy - Answer- ✔✔ingest controlled doses of toxic substances meant to
poison the tumor
fluid intelligence - Answer- ✔✔reflects ability to solve & reason about novel problems
independent of past specific knowledge
crystallized intelligence - Answer- ✔✔information, skills & strategies that ppl have
accumulated thru experience
which intelligence declines with age? - Answer- ✔✔fluid
which intelligence holds steady & can improve with age? - Answer- ✔✔crystallized
selective optimization - Answer- ✔✔process ppl use in concentrating on particular skill
areas to compensate for losses in other areas
ex) runner giving up other things to train
, expertise - Answer- ✔✔the skill/knowledge acquired in a particular area
sensory memory - Answer- ✔✔initial, momentary storage of memory;
no decline w age
short-term memory (working memory) - Answer- ✔✔holds info for 15-20 seconds;
no decline w age
long-term memory - Answer- ✔✔stored on relatively permanent basis;
some decline w age
schemas - Answer- ✔✔organized bodies of information stored in memory
schemas in middle adulthood - Answer- ✔✔help ppl represent the way world is
organized, aid in categorization & interpretation of new info, convey cultural info
mnemonics - Answer- ✔✔formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered
encoding specificity phenomenon - Answer- ✔✔remember info in the environment thats
similar to where you initially learned in
normative-crisis models - Answer- ✔✔see personality development as universal stages
of sequential, age-related crisis
life events models - Answer- ✔✔suggest that particular events, rather than age,
determine how personality develops
erikson's generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer- ✔✔stage during middle adulthood in
which ppl consider their contributions to family/society
gould suggests what? - Answer- ✔✔adults pass thru several stages associated w/
specific age periods; ppl in late 30s-40s begin to feel a sense of urgency ab attaining
lifes goals as they realize life is finite
levison's "seasons of life" theory - Answer- ✔✔early 40s is a period of transition & crisis
midlife crisis - Answer- ✔✔stage of uncertainty & indecision brought about by the
realization that life is finite
what theorists claim there are substantial changes to personality over time? - Answer-
✔✔erikson & levinson
