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Psychology 250 with Monk at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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By: Jessica Wasserman
Textbook: Understanding Human Development&1key CC Pkg
Created: 2010-04-19
Size: 97 flashcards
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factors that influence the decision to become a parent (6)

1. often not a decision
2. marital stability
3. financial circumstances
4. career concerns
5. personal and religious values
6. physical and mental health

challenges faced by prospective parents (6)

1. loss of freedom
2. financial strain
3. worries about child's wellbeing
4. interference with job
5. loss of privacy
6. marital strain

mothers of young children report _____ levels of happiness (lowest or highest)

lowest

definition: accomidation of the eye

ability to focus and maintain image on retina

vision changes with age (4)

1. weakening of muscle and growth in size of lens
2. difficulty viewing close objects
3. size of pupil shrinks and lens yellows
4. reduced blood flow

hearing decline starts with ____ frequencies (high, low)

high

men's hearing declines at a _____ rate than womens (faster, slower)

faster

definition: middle-age spread

slowed metabolism, increase in body fat and loss of lean muscle

men reach sexual peak in their _______

twenties

women reach sexual peak in their _____

thirties

visual cortex processes _____ info

visual

central sulcus processes _____

touch

TMS

delivers magnetic current to brain and temporarily disables the area underneath

definition: relativism

awareness of multiple truths

definition: contradiction

awareness and appreciation of truths

definition: synthesis

different views of emotions and logical thought

Botwinick study

measure IQ in adults and their performance on certain tasks

definition: crystallized intelligence

consists of a person's knowledge base/store house of accumulated info

dates, definitions, capitals

definition: fluid intelligence

ability to quickly master new intellectual activities

The Seattle longitudinal study

combined longitudinal and cross sectional

factored out biases

measure cognitive abilities

we reach our peak performance between __and__

40 and 55

which declines first; fluid or crystallized intelligence?

fluid

definition: selective optimization

select activities that are most important , optimize performance, compensate using what's available

if we make it to 65, we can expect to live __ years more

young old (b/w 69-79)

often in good health and live comfortably

old old (over 79)

often in poor health and poor with old age disabilities

life span

105

average life expectancy

76.7

low expectations create ___ self efficacy (high, low)

low

definition: working memory

limited capacity gateway system containing all material that we can keep in awareness at a single time. allows material to be manipulated

definition: semantic memory

basic factual knowledge you hold, long lasting

semantic memory consists of ______ memories

crystallized

definition: episodic memory

recall of ongoing events of daily life, negatively effected by age

definition: procedural memory

longest lasting

habitual though patterns and actions

factors that predict cognition in older adults (4)

1. education
2. lifestyles and work
3. gender
4. health status

gradual decreases in memory begin at age ___

do neurons die with age?

definition: NMDA receptors

reside on neurons and are important for firing action potentials and strengthening synaptic connections

more in younger aged people

BDNF keeps neurons _____

healthy

causes of alzheimers (2)

tangles and plaques

plaques are made up of _____ clumped together

beta amyloid

average age of retirement

Germany's retirement plan

1st gov't funded retirement

attempts to keep people financially comfortable

China's retirement plan

NONE

definition: social security

America's government retirement program

definition: corporate private pension plans

employee and employer contribute a portion of each paycheck to growing account for retirement

definition: medicare

public medical insurance for people over 65

Erikson's theory of old age was called _____ v. ______

ego integrity v. despair

definition: life review

form of reminiscence, whose goal is to achieve greater self understanding

ego differentiation v. work role

redefining worth in terms of something other than work roles

ego transcendence v. ego preoccupation

assessing and realizing one's contributions to the future

body transcendence v. body preoccupation

coping with declining physical well being

6 characteristics of successful aging

1. relationships
2. personal control of life
3. acceptance of change
4. sense of spirituality
5. selective optimization with compensation
6. optimism

hostile marital interactions study

studied whether or not a hostile marriage interaction has effects on physical functioning

hostile interaction couples had slower healing and less cytokine production

definition: socio-emotional selectivity theory

social networks become more selective with age

definition: selective optimization with compensation

select what is more important, optimize or work harder to perform well, compensate for impairments

definition: generativity

reaching out to others in ways that give to and guide the next generation, making a lasting contribution

definition: stagnation

become more self absorbed, no sense of purpose

definition: biological generativity

conceive and give birth

definition: parental generativity

nurturing children

definition: work generativity

skills passed onto others

definition: cultural generativity

creative output, politics, etc

are highly generative people happier?

definition: destruction-construction/creation

greater awareness of past destructive acts

definition: masculinity-femininity

men become more nurturing
women become more assertive

definition: engagement-separetness

forge better balance between engagement with external environment and separateness

midlife crisis is ___ a universal experience

NOT

conflict-habituated couples

underlying tension and conflict

devitalized couples

discrepancy from earlier years

passive-congenial couples

indifference in norm throughout (been there from the start)

vital couples

genuine warmth and closeness

total relationship

similar to vital, marriage becomes primary identity

empty nest syndrome

emotional crisis brought on by children leaving the home

sandwich generation

competing demands of caregiving for parents and own children

chronic disease

any long term illness that requires ongoing management

instrumental ADL problems

difficulties with everyday tasks, cooking cleaning walking

basic ADL problems

difficulties with essential self care activities

getting out of chair, eating,etc

children show ___ signs of disease if their mother doesn't have a HS disease

definition: presbyopia

unable to focus near objects

corrected with glasses

definition: cataracts

lens thickens and develops impurities

definition: macular degeneration

deterioration of visual receptors in retina

definition: glaucoma

buildup of fluid in the eye, damages receptors and can lead to blindness

treatable with drops or laser surgery if detected early

definition: diabetic retinopathy

leakage from blood vessels on retina into eye

definition: osteoarthritis

joint cartilage wears away

definition: stroke

interruptions in blood flow to the brain due to blockage or hemorrhage in a cerebral artery

definition: parkinson's disease

slow hand tremors, stiffness in neck, loss of neurons in midbrain that produce dopamine

definition: stem cells

undifferentiated cells

definition: dementia

any illness that produces serious progressive usually inreversible cognitive decline

definition: vascular dementia

impairment of the arteries the brain causing multiple small strokes

5 stages when we are given terminal diagnosis

1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance

there is/is not a set emotional response to death

is not

definition: middle knowledge

knowledge of impending death without fully accepting it

i will die in 6 months, i will redo my house in 6 months

palliative care services

unit within the hospital devoted to end of life care

hospice care

devoted to allowing death to occur in the most natural way in most painless environment

definition: advanced directives

any written document spelling out instructions with regard to life prolonging treatment

living will

any type of advanced directive describing life sustaining treatment in care

durable power of attorney (POA)

a person desiginates another to make health care decisions for them if incapacitated

About this deck

By: Jessica Wasserman
Textbook: Understanding Human Development&1key CC Pkg
Created: 2010-04-19
Size: 97 flashcards
Views: 40

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