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Late Midlife

A growing number of experts define the age group of 55 to 65 as this, which is more likely to be characterized by the death of a parent, the last child leaving the parental home, becoming a grandparent, preparing for retirement, and in many cases actual retirement

Crystallized Intelligence

Accumulated information and verbal skills, which increase in middle age, according to Horn.

What is linked to a decrease in menopausal symptoms?

Aerobic training for six months

As adults become older their age identity is _____________________ than their chronological age

Age Identity

According to a recent study, middle-aged adults report more _________ when discussing caring for aging parents than when supporting their emerging adults.

Ambivalence

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Augments the declining levels of reproductive hormone production by the ovaries

A common complaint voiced by both adult children and their parents when adult children return home is a(n): increased strain on finances. loss of privacy. lack of social interaction. lack of career development.

Loss of privacy

Which of the following statements about bone density is TRUE? Maximum bone density occurs by the mid- to late thirties. The rate of bone density loss begins fast and then decelerates. Peak functioning of the body's joints occurs in the fifties. Maximum bone density occurs by the mid- to late twenties.

Maximum bone density occurs by the mid- to late thirties

________ is the developmental period that has been traditionally defined as beginning at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extending to about 60 to 65 years of age. Emerging adulthood Early adulthood Late adulthood Middle adulthood

Middle adulthood

According to the Almeida and Horn study, which of the following is the difference in the experience of stressors between young adults and middle-aged adults?

Middle-aged adults experienced more "overload" stressors

In a 2004 survey conducted by AARP, the primary reason middle-aged and older men cited for wanting a divorce was: cheating. alcohol or drug abuse. no obvious problems; they just fell out of love. different values and lifestyles.

No obvious problems; they just fell out of love

Levinson sees the twenties as a(n) ________ phase of adult development.

Novice

Health concept that increases from early to middle age

Obesity

A study of healthy women ages 63 to 93 years old regarding their daily experiences revealed that:

older women reported less frequent negative emotions

A research conducted by Waller suggests that sleep deprivation can be linked to

problems with long-term memory consolidation

Today the average life expectancy is

79

Wakeful Periods

Beginning in the late fourties, these periods are more frequent and there is also less of the deepest type of sleep (stage 4).

According to Levinson, one of the changes to middle adulthood requires that the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts. Which of the following is NOT one of these major conflicts? Being destructive versus being constructive Being young versus being old Being masculine versus being feminine Being attractive versus being unattractive

Being attractive versus being unattractive

In Vaillant's longitudinal study, factors at age 50 that were linked with being in the "happy-well" group at age 75 to 80 years of age included all of the following EXCEPT:

Being wealthy

Which of the following is the reason for the decrease in height with the advancement in age? A stooping posture Bone loss in the vertebrae Increase in weight Brittleness of bones of the limbs

Bone loss in the vertebrae

Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)

Can improve sexual functioning, muscle strength, and bone health.

Impact of cholesterol later in life

Cholesterol in the blood increases in later adulthood; it accumulates on the artery walls, increasing the risk of Cardiovascular disease

The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are: neutral. ambivalent. distant. close.

Close

A recent study by Specht, Egloff, and Schukle found that ________ showed a continuous increase from early adulthood to late adulthood.

Conscientiousness

The ________ life-events approach focuses on the ways life events and the circumstances surrounding the events influence development. traditional standard contemporary early

Contemporary

Which of the following is MOST typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons? Difficulty viewing close objects Difficulty viewing moving objects Difficulty viewing objects in the background Difficulty viewing complicated patterns

Difficulty viewing close objects

Height and Weight

Effects of middle age causes the first to decrease and the latter to increase

What are some factors that can prevent cardiovascular disease?

Exercise, weight control, and diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains

Which of the following statements about novices and experts is TRUE? Novices are more creative in solving problems in their domain than experts. Experts avoid the use of strategies and shortcuts when solving problems. Novices are more flexible in solving problems than experts. Experts process more information automatically than novices.

Experts process more information automatically than novices

What is true regarding males/females and religion during later adulthood?

Females have consistently shown a stronger interest in religion than males have.

When men face stress, they are more likely to respond in a: composed manner. fight-or-flight manner. tend and befriend pattern. stagnant manner.

Fight-or-Flight manner

According to George Vaillant's longitudinal studies, ________ in middle-age was more strongly related than ________ to whether individuals would have an enduring and happy marriage at 75 to 80 years of age.

Generativity; intimacy

High Pitches

Hearing declines at age 40, with sensitivity to this type of pitch decling first.

Colds and allergies

Individuals in middle age are less susceptible to these, and the frequency of accidents also decrease.

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as: late adulthood. late midlife. early midlife. early adulthood.

Late midlife

Physical Appearance

One of the most visible signs of change in middle adulthood, in which skin begins to wrinkle and sag, age spots appear, hair becomes thinner and grayer, and nails develop ridges and become thicker and more brittle.

Researchers increasingly are finding that ________ is linking to being healthier and living longer. conscientiousness optimism agreeableness extraversion

Optimism

According to research on intergenerational relationships, in which of the following ways is an adult child most likely to be similar to his or her parents?

Politics

According to research on intergenerational relationships, in which of the following ways is an adult child most likely to be similar to his or her parents? In work orientation In lifestyle In politics In gender roles

Politics

Leisure

Refers to the pleasnt times after work when individuals are free to pursue activities and interests of their own choosing. Studies indicate that not engaging in more of these is one of the top six regretss of U.S. adults, that not engaging in this activity in middle age is linked to risk of cognitive impairment in late adulthood, and individuals who do engage in high levels of were less likely to have Alzheimer disease.

Information Processing

Refers to the speed of processing information, memory, and expertise. All of these are affected in middle age.

According to Viktor Frankl, the three most distinct human qualities are freedom, responsibility, and: spirituality. authority. industry. fraternity.

Spirituality

When women experience stress, they are more likely to engage in: a tend and befriend pattern. aggressive behavior. a flight-or-fight response. social distancing.

Tend and befriend

Accommodation of the eye

The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina that declines sharply between 40 and 59 years of age.

Fluid Intelligence

The ability to reason abstractly, which steadily declines from middle adulthood on, according to Horn.

Male Hypogonadism

The condition in which the body does not produce enough testosterone.

Middle Adulthood

The developmental period that begins at approximately 40 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age. In sum, this period of life involves "balancing work and relationship responsibilities in the midst of physical and psychological changes associciated with aging

Cardiovascular Disease

The disease that increases considerably in middle age, that may be accompanied by high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Climacteric

The midlife transition in which fertility declines.

Rectangularization of the age distribution

The percentages of people at different ages in the life span are more similar

Menopause

The time in middle age, usually in the late forties or early fifties, when a woman's menstrual period ceases completely.

In a 2004 survey conducted by AARP, divorced adults reported that they had generally stayed in their marriages and postponed their divorces because of: cultural norms. financial problems. religious beliefs. their children.

Their children

Chronic Disorders

These disorders have increased since infectious disease rates have declined. They are characterized by a slow onset and a long duration, and account for 86 percent of total health spending in the United States.

In a 2004 survey conducted by AARP, the primary reason middle-aged and older women cited for wanting a divorce was: cheating. alcohol or drug abuse. verbal, physical, or emotional abuse. no obvious problems; they just fell out of love.

Verbal, physical, or emotional abuse

Sarcopenia

age-related loss of muscle mass and strength

Expertise

having extensive, highly organized knowledge and understanding of a particular domain.

The results from an 18-year longitudinal study revealed that the longevity gap between African American and non-Latino white men is linked to:

higher marriage rates for non-Latino white men.

Testosterone replacement therapy is associated with all of the following EXCEPT: increased longevity. erectile dysfunction. reduced incidence of a stroke. reduced incidence of a heart attack.

increased longevity

The average adult in middle adulthood ________ height and ________ weight. loses; loses gains; loses loses; gains gains; gains

loses; gains

Timothy Salthouse emphasizes that

lower level of cognitive functioning in middle adulthood is likely due to age-related neruobiological decline.

Do men or women tend to lose their sensitivity to higher pitched sounds first?

men

According to Lachman, researchers have found that on average a sense of personal control peaks in ________.

midlife