development chapter 13 assignment 13

what does crystallized intelligence include? -Verbal skills -Problem solving -Effects of culture and reasoning -Abstract reasoning -Accumulated information

Verbal skills Accumulated information

What causes hot flashes?

a decline in estrogen production

The term ___ is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines

climacteric

The term ______ is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

climacteric

the inability to adequately achieve and maintain an erection is known as erectile ______

dysfunction

Hot flashes are associated with a decline in the production of the hormone

estrogen

For many adults, susceptibility to colds and allergies are _____ common in middle adulthood compared to adolescence and early adulthood.

less

Which factors play a role in the rate of aging in middle age?

lifestyle factors genetic makeup

The time when women's menstrual periods completely cease is known as

menopause

The time period between one's 40s and 60s is known as ___ adulthood.

middle

Middle adulthood has been defined as the age period between the ______.

40s to mid 60s

Companies' emphasis on profits has resulted in ______.

offer early retirement to middle-aged adults

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women augments the declining levels of reproductive hormone production by the

ovaries

___ is the term given to describe age-related loss of muscle mass and strength

sarcopenia

The challenges facing many of today's middle-aged workers include all of the following, EXCEPT ______. -the decline in information technologies -downsizing of organizations -globalization -pension and health care concerns -early retirement

the decline in information technologies

Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the mortality rates of people in middle adulthood? -Chronic diseases are the main cause of death for individuals in middle adulthood. -At the present time, chronic disorders are declining and infectious disease rates are increasing. -Infectious disease was the main cause of death until the middle of the twentieth century. -In middle age, many deaths are caused by a single, readily identifiable condition.

-Chronic diseases are the main cause of death for individuals in middle adulthood. -Infectious disease was the main cause of death until the middle of the twentieth century. -In middle age, many deaths are caused by a single, readily identifiable condition.

Which statements regarding health and disease in middle adulthood are TRUE? -In middle adulthood, individuals are less susceptible to colds than in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. -In middle adulthood, individuals are less susceptible to allergies than in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. -Frequency of accidents declines in middle adulthood compared to early adulthood and adolescence. -Most all middle-aged adults will have a disease or persistent health problem.

-In middle adulthood, individuals are less susceptible to colds than in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. -In middle adulthood, individuals are less susceptible to allergies than in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. -Frequency of accidents declines in middle adulthood compared to early adulthood and adolescence.

Which of the following statements regarding changes in midlife are TRUE? -Medical discoveries have helped reduce the aging process for middle-aged adults today. -50-year-olds are in better shape today than 40-year-olds a generation or two ago. -Middle age is starting earlier than in years past. -Middle age is lasting longer than in years past.

-Medical discoveries have helped reduce the aging process for middle-aged adults today. -50-year-olds are in better shape today than 40-year-olds a generation or two ago. -Middle age is lasting longer than in years past.

Which of the following statements regarding changes in midlife are TRUE? -Middle age is starting earlier than in years past. -Medical discoveries have helped reduce the aging process for middle-aged adults today. -50-year-olds are in better shape today than 40-year-olds a generation or two ago. -Middle age is lasting longer than in years past.

-Medical discoveries have helped reduce the aging process for middle-aged adults today. -50-year-olds are in better shape today than 40-year-olds a generation or two ago. -Middle age is lasting longer than in years past.

Select the leading causes of death in middle adulthood. -Cancer and cardiovascular disease -Cerebrovascular disease and cancer -Cardiovascular disease and automobile accidents -Automobile accidents cerebrovascular disease

Cancer and cardiovascular disease

Which of the following statements about middle-aged workers is FALSE? -Many are planning for their retirement. -Many are saddled with financial burdens. -Most have not yet reached their peak in earnings. -Many recognize the limitations in career progress.

Most have not yet reached their peak in earnings.

Which statement regarding work in midlife is FALSE? -Many individuals reach their peak in position. -Many middle-aged adults have reached their maximum earnings potential. -Most workers are starting to retire. -Financial burdens may consume many middle-aged adults.

Most workers are starting to retire.

Which of the following are among the more visible and obvious signs of aging?

Pigmentation in the skin producing age spots Fingernails and toenails developing ridges and becoming thicker Skin beginning to wrinkle and sag

Which statement about the rate of physical changes in middle adulthood is NOT true? -The rate of physical changes is fairly similar for all adults. -Genetic makeup plays an important role in whether and when chronic disease appears. -Midlife changes are more gradual than those of adolescence and late adulthood. -Lifestyle factors have been implicated in whether and when chronic disease appears.

The rate of physical changes is fairly similar for all adults.

One's accumulated information and verbal skills are components of ______ intelligence.

crystallized

Speed of processing information ______ in middle adulthood.

decreases

Today, middle age is starting ______ and lasting ______ for increasing numbers of individuals.

later longer

One of the top six regrets among U.S. adults was not engaging in more ______.

leisure

___ refers to the pleasant times after daily work hours when individuals are free to pursue activities and interests of their own choosing.

leisure

The most visible signs of aging in middle adulthood involve ______.

physical changes

___-time tasks are one common way of assessing speed of information processing.

reaction