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CHAPTER 14 MIDDLE ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE CHANGES fully solved &updated
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CHAPTER 14: MIDDLE ADULTHOOD:PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE CHANGES fully
solved &updated 2024
command generation - answer A term for the generation of middle-aged
people; reflects the idea that this age group makes most of the policy
decisions that affect our lives
crisis model - answer The view that changes in midlife are abrupt and
often stressful
transition model - answer the view that changes in midlife are gradual and
midlife crisis is not the norm
In the United states, middle adulthood usually is considered to span which
of the following age ranges?
a. 35 to 55 or 60
b. 40 to 60 or 65
c. 35 to 65 or 70
d. 50 to 70 or 75 - answer b. 40 to 60 or 65
Most decision makers in business and government are in their middle-
adult years. Thus, they are sometimes called the ____ generation - answer
command
Perhaps the best word to describe the way most people experience middle
age is
a. high-energy
b. depressing
c. joyful
,d. ambivalent - answer d. ambivalent
Transition models generally argue that people's movement through middle
adulthood is best characterized by
a. continuity
b. crisis
c. discontinuity
d. nearly continuous turmoil - answer a. continuity
If a man denies the fact that he is getting older and he tries to appear
youthful, is he more likely or less likely to experience a midlife crisis -
answer more likely
PHYSICAL CHANGES IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Sensation - answer - Decline in visual acuity, except for distant objects
- Hearing loss, especially for high-frequency sounds
- Decline in taste
PHYSICAL CHANGES IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Reaction Time - answer Slow decline in reaction time
PHYSICAL CHANGES IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Internal Changes - answer - Slowing of the nervous system
- Stiffening and shrinking of the skeleton
- Loss of elasticity in the skin and the muscles; development of wrinkles
- Accumulation of subcutaneous fat
- Decrease in heart and lung capacity
PHYSICAL CHANGES IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
, Sex-related changes in women - answer - Menopause (cessation of
ovulation and menstruation)
- Reduced production of estrogen
- Shrinking of the uterus and reduction of breast size
- Hot flashes; night sweats
- Loss of bone mass (osteoporosis)
- Vaginal atrophy
PHYSICAL CHANGES IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Sex related changes in men - answer - Gradual decline in the production of
androgens
- Increased difficulty in achieving errection
climacteric - answer the broad complex of physical and emotional
symptoms that accompanies reproductive changes in middle adulthood,
affecting both men and women
menopause - answer the permanent end of menstruation; occurs in middle
adulthood and may be accompanied by physical symptoms and emotional
reactions, more so in some women and in some cultures than in others
osteoporosis - answer The loss of bone mass and increased bone fragility;
increases significantly in middle adulthood and beyond
In middle adulthood, reaction time usually ___ and performance usually
____
a. slows down; remains constant
b. remains constant; decreases
c. slows down; increases
d. becomes faster; decreases - answer a. slows down; remains constant
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