bbh 315 exam 3 Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions ( Real ExAm)

T/F: Body fat increases in midlife and older age correct answer: TRUE 10% body fat in adolescence and 20% body fat in middle age Gender difference in height decrease in middle age? correct answer: men- lose an inch from 30-50 and another inch from 50-70, women lose 2 inches from age 25-75 Bone density decrease: How old are you at maximum bone density? Who experiences more bone loss, men or women? correct answer: max bone density: mid to late 30's WOMEN experience bone loss at 2x the rate of men risk increases for what diseases in particular among other diseases during midlife and older age? correct answer: high blood pressure high cholesterol cardiovascular disease other random physical changes correct answer: hair thins and grays skin wrinkles and spots fingernails and toenails thicken sleep problems increase other declines include correct answer: vision and hearing decline lung capacity declines immune function declines testosterone, estrogen decline cognitive function correct answer: can increase, stabilize, or decline depending on the individual and the situation they are in having a close personal relationship whether marital or otherwise gives a person? correct answer: a good social network who does having social support affect more positively? correct answer: MEN example of when marital status can affect benefit men more than women correct answer: ex: diabetes management- relatively common that women are better at creating meals for men that suffer diabetes, but if the women is suffering she will still cook what the man wants no matter if it's good for her health or not ex2: if you have a couple who both smoke and the women quits, the man is more likely to quit, but if the man quits the woman is less likely to quit T/F: social relationships and enhanced health are NOT linked. correct answer: FALSE evidence they are linked is found in children in intact families, married couples, and older adults with support they can count on T/F: health related decision making is improved with social relationships correct answer: TRUE can have negative effects on health if there are negative relationships social relationships are associated with... correct answer: suicide TWO factors hypothesized as particularly important: correct answer: 1. coping capacity 2. social support