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Experience Human Development
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Middle Adulthood
Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
presbyopia
Ans: age-related, progressive loss of the eyes' ability to
focus on nearby due to loss on elasticity in the lens
myopia
Ans: nearsightedness
presbycusis
Ans: age-related, gradual loss of hearing, which
accelerates after age 55, especially with regard to sounds
at higher frequencies.
basal metabolism
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, 2
Ans: use of energy to maintain vital functions
vital capacity
Ans: amount of air that can be drawn in with a deep
breath and then expelled
menopause
Ans: cessation of menstruation and the ability to bear
children
perimenopause
Ans: period of several years during which a woman
experiences physiological changes of menopause,
includes first year after end of menstruation, also called
climacteric
erectile dysfunction
Ans: inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erect
penis sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
Experience Human Development
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Middle Adulthood
Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
presbyopia
Ans: age-related, progressive loss of the eyes' ability to
focus on nearby due to loss on elasticity in the lens
myopia
Ans: nearsightedness
presbycusis
Ans: age-related, gradual loss of hearing, which
accelerates after age 55, especially with regard to sounds
at higher frequencies.
basal metabolism
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
, 2
Ans: use of energy to maintain vital functions
vital capacity
Ans: amount of air that can be drawn in with a deep
breath and then expelled
menopause
Ans: cessation of menstruation and the ability to bear
children
perimenopause
Ans: period of several years during which a woman
experiences physiological changes of menopause,
includes first year after end of menstruation, also called
climacteric
erectile dysfunction
Ans: inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erect
penis sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance
:
vPretest - Stuvia US