HG&D- Chapter 15

Metabolic syndrome

A conditition characterized by hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance.

erectile dysfunction

The inability to adequately achieve and maintain an erection that results in satisfactory sexual performance.

Arthritis

The leading Chronic disorder for middle aged people folled by hypertension.

Working memory

The mental "workbench" where individuals manipulate and assemble information when decision making problem solving and comprehending language.

Climacteric

The middle transition in which fertility declines.

3

The percent of the population that is above 65 in the 1900s.

12

The percent of the population that is above 65 today.

20

The percentage of body fat for middle adulthood.

Perimenopause

The period that usually lasts up to ten years in which women go from having normal periods to none at all.

leisure

The pleasant times after work when individuals are free to persue activities and interests of their own choosing.

late midlife

This period is marked by losing a parent, last child leaving the home, becoming a grandparent, preparation for retirement, and in many cases, retirement.

"rectangularization"

Today, the distribution of ages looks like ________. In the past, it was in pyramidal form because the older people died off quicker.

Chronic diseases

What is the main cause of death for people in middle adulthood?

Women

Which gender has the greater bone loss (about twice the amount of the other gender) in middle adulthood.

Carl Jung

Who described midlife as the afternoon of life which serves as preparation for late adulthood.

47 years

The average life expectancy in the 1900s.

78 years

The average life expectancy today.

middle adulthood

The developmental period that begins at approximately 50 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age.

Accomodation

The eye's ability to focus an image on the retina. This experiences its sharpest decline between 40 and 59 years of age.

crystallized intelligence

Accumulated information about verbal skills, which increase with in middle adulthood, according to Horn.

60

At __ years of age, the retina receives only one third as much light as it did at 20 years of age.

Chronic disorders

Disorders that are characterized by slow onset and long duration. They are rare in early adulthood, they increase during middle adulthood, and they become common in late adulthood.

Gilbert Brim

He commented that middle adulthood is full of twists and turns and the path is not fixed.

an inch

How much height do men lose in between 30 and 50?

meaning-making coping

Involves drawing on beliefs, values, and goals to change the meaning of a stressful situation, especially in times of chronic stress as when a loved one dies.

LDL

Referred to as the "bad" cholesterol because when LDL is too high, it sticks to the lining of the blood vessels.

HDL

Referred to as the "good" cholesterol because when it is high, and LDL is low, it lessons the risk of cardiovascular disease.

fluid intelligence

The ability to reason abstractly, which begins to decline from middle adulthood according to Horn.

Sarcopenia

The age-related lossof muscle mass and strength. Muscle loss occurs at 1-2% a year after the age of 50.

51

The average age women have their last period.

menopause

cessation od a woman's menstrual periods, usually in the late 40s and 50s