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FAD3220 Exam 2 CHAPTER 8 Questions and Answers
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FAD3220 Exam 2 CHAPTER 8 Questionsand Answers
Middle adulthood - Answer -ages 40-60
Physical Transitions in Middle Adulthood - Answer -• Gradual psychological and
emotional changes in body's capabilities.
• Depends in part on self-concept and lifestyle.
Height, Weight, and Strength - Answer -• After age 55, bones become less dense
• Women are more prone to declining height due to osteoporosis
• Both men and women continue to gain weight in middle adulthood
• Declines in strength accompany height and weight changes
Eyesight - Answer -Starting at age 40, visual acuity declines
• Loss of near vision, called presbyopia
• Declining depth perception and night vision
• Eye disease: Glaucoma
• Pressure in eye fluid increases
• About 1 to 2 percent over 40 years are
Hearing - Answer -• Presbycusis • Ability to hear high-pitched, high-frequency sounds
declines
• Men are more prone to hearing loss than women, starting at around age 55
Sexuality - Answer -Frequency of sexual intercourse decreases with age
Sexual Intercourse - Answer -• Men typically need more time to get an erection
•Volume of fluid in ejaculation declines
• Production of testosterone also declines
• In women, walls of the vagina become less elastic and thinner • Vagina shrinks,
potentially making intercourse painful
Menopause - Answer -• Starting about age 45, transition from being able to bear
children to being unable to do so
• Estrogen and progesterone levels begin to drop
• Possible symptoms: "hot flashes", headaches, feelings of dizziness, heart palpitations,
aching joints
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