Bbh 315 final exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TOPIC 1: Work life, Empty Nests, & Retirement in the U.S. correct answer: x Sex/gender differences in physical and cognitive changes in midlife and older age correct answer: - skin wrinkles and spots - hair thins and grays - fingernails, toenails thicken - height decreases - body fat increases - muscle mass, strength decreases - bone density decreases - vision, hearing decline - lung capacity declines - sleep problems increase immune function declines - risk INCREASES for HBP, HC...

Topic 1: Worklife, Empty Nests, & Retirement in the U.S. correct answer: Readings: Lachman, 2004; NIA, 2013; NIA & WHO, 2013 (optional) Sex/gender differences in physical and cognitive changes in midlife and older age correct answer: skin wrinkles and spots, hair thins and grays, fingernails and toenails thicken, height decreases body fat increases, muscle mass, strength decrease, bone density decreases, vision decline, hearing decline lung capacity declines, sleep problems increase, ...

with age, do finger/toenails thicken or thin? correct answer: they thicken men lose 1 inch of height between what ages? correct answer: 30-50 how many inches do men lose between the ages 30-50? correct answer: 1 women lose 2 inches of height between what ages? correct answer: 25-75 how many inches do women lose between the ages 25-75? correct answer: 2 in middle aged adults, body fat may increase by what percentage? correct answer: 25% with age, do sleep problems increase...

Sex/gender differences in physical and cognitive changes in midlife and older age correct answer: -Skin wrinkles and spots, hair thins and grays, nails thicken, height increases, body fat increases, bone density decreases -Lung capacity declines, sleep problems increase, hormone levels decline, increase risk in disease -More older men than women with sex lives How marital status might be related to health in midlife and older age correct answer: -Those not divorced have more better chance...

Cancer correct answer: uncontrolled cell growth—loss of normal cell growth control; inability to undergo apoptosis (cell suicide) Apoptosis correct answer: programmed cell death that may occur in multicellular organisms. Tumor correct answer: abnormal tissue growth Neoplasia correct answer: new abnormal growth How many types of cancer are there correct answer: more than 100 Common carcinomas correct answer: lung, breast (women), colon, bladder, prostate (men) Common sar...

To reduce or eliminate disparities across social groups; improve mental health for all correct answer: more research needed to disentangle interactions of biology, development, social/physical environment, and historical time in order to: Chronic conditions and related physical functioning; health behaviors; SES; discrimination, stigma, victimization (based on gender, orientation, identity); social support correct answer: Middle aged and older adults are generally happy and satisfied, but d...