chapter 15
What causes hot flashes?
a decline in estrogen production
Studies report that there is _________ association between religious participation and longevity.
a positive
Select the leading causes of death in middle adulthood.
cancer and cardiovascular disease
Metabolic syndrome may result in which of the following?
cardiovascular disease diabetes
The term ______ is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines. Multiple choice question.
climacteric
The inability to adequately achieve and maintain an erection is known as erectile
dysfunction.
The inability to adequately achieve and maintain an erection is known as
erectile dysfunction
Middle adulthood has been defined as the age period between the .
forties to mid-sixties
During middle adulthood, people tend to _____ height.
lose
The time when women's menstrual periods completely cease is known as
menopause
is the time for women in middle age, usually during their late forties or early fifties when their menstrual periods stop.
menopause
Menopause typically occurs between the ages of
39 and 59.
What does crystallized intelligence includ
Accumulated information Verbal skills
Which of the following statements regarding menopause is FALSE? Multiple choice question.
The age of onset for menopause has decreased significantly in the 20th century.
Companies' emphasis on profits has resulted in
offers of early retirement to middle-aged adults.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women augments the declining levels of reproductive hormone production by the
ovaries
Viktor Frankl has identified which of the following as our most distinct human qualities?
spirituality freedom responsibility
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. Frequency of accidents declines in middle adulthood compared to early adulthood and adolescence. In middle adulthood, individuals are less susceptible to allergies than in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.
Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the mortality rates of people 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. Chronic diseases are the main cause of death for individuals in middle adulthood.
Which statement regarding perimenopause is FALSE?
It is most common in the thirties but can occur in the twenties.
Which of the following statements regarding changes in midlife are true?
Medical discoveries have helped reduce the aging process for middle-aged adults today. Many 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 about middle-aged workers is FALSE?
Most have not yet reached their peak in earnings.
which statement regarding work in midlife is FALSE?
Most workers are starting to retire.
Which statements about weight in midlife are TRUE?
Nearly 40% of middle-aged adults were classified as obese in a recent study. Obesity in middle adulthood increases one's risk for hypertension. Obesity increases from early to middle adulthood.
What was Victor Frankl's view about people's search for meaning in life
People find meaning, in part, by contemplating questions such as why we exist
is the transitional period from normal menstrual periods to no menstrual periods at all.
Perimenopause
-time tasks are one common way of assessing speed of information processing.
Reaction
is the term given to describe age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.
Sarcopenia
Which statement about the rate of physical changes in middle adulthood is FALSE?
The rate of physical changes is fairly similar for all adults.
Which of the following describe the effects of aging on an individual's height?
Women can lose as much as 2 inches in height during adulthood. A decrease in height in middle adulthood is usually associated with bone loss. On average, men lose one inch in height from early to middle age.
One's accumulated information and verbal skills are components of ______ intelligence.
crystallized
Speed of processing information ______ in middle adulthood.
decreases
On average, middle-aged adults tend to
gain weight
On average, middle-aged adults tend to
gain weight.
Which factors play a role in the rate of aging in middle age?
genetic makeup lifestyle factors
Because of _____, the workforce today is sometimes outsourced to other countries with a significantly less expensive labor force.
globalization
HRT, which was once routinely prescribed to treat some side effects of menopause, stands for
hormone replacement therapy or theropy
What are the characteristics of metabolic syndrome?
hypertension obesity insulin resistance
Today, middle age is starting ______ and lasting ______ for increasing numbers of individuals.
later; longer
refers to the pleasant times after daily work hours when individuals are free to pursue activities and interests of their own choosing.
leisure
One of the top six regrets among U.S. adults was not engaging in more
leisure.
For many adults, susceptibility to colds and allergies are _____ common in middle adulthood compared to adolescence and early adulthood.
less
The most visible signs of aging in middle adulthood involve
physical changes.
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
is an organized set of beliefs, practices, rituals, and symbols that increases an individual's connection to a sacred or transcendent other (God, higher power, or ultimate truth).
religion
Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength is referred to as
sarcopenia