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senescence - Answer -some gradual changes are caused by naturally occurring
declines
what are changes in physical development also caused by? - Answer -lifestyle choices
such as smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol or drug use.
peoples emotional reactions to midlife's changes depend in part on their _________-
_________ - Answer -self-concept
people reach maximum height at around what age - Answer -20's
what happens when people reach around age 55? - Answer -people then begin a
"settling process in which the bones attached to the spinal columns become less dense.
average height decline for men and women? - Answer -women-2 inches
men- 1 inch
women are more prone to height decline due to their greater risk of what? - Answer -
osteoporosis
what is osteoporosis? - Answer -a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile,
and thin, is often caused by a lack of calcium in the diet.
-has a genetic component but is one aspect of aging that can be affected by lifestyle
choices.
what can reduce the risk of osteoporosis? - Answer -by eating a calcium-rich diet and by
exercising regularly
what tends to increase in middle adulthood? - Answer -body fat
where does strength particularly decrease in middle adulthood? - Answer -back and leg
muscles
By age sixty, what percent of their maximum strength is lost? - Answer -10%
,visual activity - Answer -the ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close and distant
objects
around age 40, what begins to decline? - Answer -visual activity
-the shape of the eye's lens changes and its elasticity deteriorates, which makes it
harder to focus images sharply onto the retina. The lens becomes less transparents, so
less light passes through the eye.
A nearly universal change in midlife is the loss of near vision, called what? - Answer -
presbyopia
what other visual activity declines during midlife? - Answer -depth perception, distance
perception, and the ability to see in three dimensions all decline. the loss of rods and a
decrease in lens transparency also impairs people's ability to adapt to darkness, making
it more difficult to navigate a dark room.
what is the most frequent eye problems/diseases caused by aging? - Answer -
glaucoma. if left untreated, may lead to blindness.
glaucoma - Answer -occurs when pressure in the fluid of the eye increases, either
because the fluid can not drain properly or because too much is produced.
age brings a loss of hearing, what is affected? - Answer -there is a loss of cilia, or hair
cells in the inner ear, which transmit neural messages to the brain when vibrations bend
them.
presbycusis - Answer -loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency
about what percent of people between the age of 45 to 65 suffer from presbycusis -
Answer -12%
are men or women more prone to hearing loss? - Answer -men are more prone to
hearing loss than women, starting at the age of 55.
reaction time in midlife - Answer -reaction time does increase, increases by about 20
percent from age 20 to 60,
what increases reaction time? - Answer -changes in the speed at which the nervous
system processes nerve impuleses
review questions:
starting at around age 40, visual activity or the ability to discern fine spatial detail in both
close and distant objects begins to decline. true or false? - Answer -true
, despite reaction times, why do middle-aged drives have fewer accidents than younger
ones? - Answer -partly because they tend to be more careful and take fewer risks.
moreover, older driver's greater experience benefits them
review questions:
___________ occurs when the pressure of the fluid in the eye increases, either
because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much is produced.
a. presbyopia
b. glaucoma
c. presbycusis
d. visual activity - Answer -b. glaucoma
frequency of sexual intercourse declines with age but _______ _______ remains a vital
part of most middle-aged adult's lives - Answer -sexual pleasure
female climacteric - Answer -the period that marks the transition from being able to bear
children to being unable to do so
when does the female climacteric occur? how long does it last? - Answer -around age
45 and lasts for 15 to 20 years.
what is the most notable sign of the female climacteric? - Answer -menopause
menopause - Answer -the cessation of menstruation. menstrual periods begin to occur
irregularly and less frequently during a 2-year period staring at around age 47 or 48,
although this may begin as early as age 40 or as late as age 60.
why is menopause important? - Answer -because it marks the end of a woman's natural
fertility (although eggs implanted in a postmenopausal woman can produce pregnancy)
When is menopause considered complete? - Answer -when a woman passes a year
without a menstrual period
most prevalent symptoms of menopause - Answer -hot flashes
other symptoms: headaches, feelings of dizziness, heart palpitations and aching joints
are relatively common.
-as many as half of women do not have significant symptoms
perimenopause - Answer -describes this period prior to menopause when hormone
production begins to change.
what is perimenopause marked by? - Answer -by sometimes radical fluctuations in
hormone levels, resulting in some of the same symptoms found in menopause.
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