Bbh 315 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Gender differences correct answer: Morbidity Mortality Lifespan development morbidity rate correct answer: disease rate - number of people affected in relation to the total population in a given time period Mortality differences correct answer: "from conception to death, girls and women are on average biologically more advantaged and live longer than boys and men" lifespan developmental perspective correct answer: Addresses developmental changes Influence and constrain what is...

Gender socialization and risk taking from module 1 review (expectations) correct answer: -Literature shows nearly all socialization agents for children express different expectations for children based on sex -gendered socialization therefore affects children's behaviors Changes in prefrontal cortex prior to puberty correct answer: prefrontal cortex grows just before puberty -controls planning, working memory, organization, and modulates mood -as it matures, people reason better, develo...

biological essentialism correct answer: The belief that 'human nature', an individual's personality, or some specific quality (such as intelligence, creativity, homosexuality, masculinity, femininity, or a male propensity to aggression) is an innate and natural 'essence' (rather than a product of circumstances, upbringing, and culture). feminism correct answer: the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. disparities correct answer: inequality or diffe...

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...

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...