Module 16 - Adulthood - Retrieval Practice & Review

one third (1/3)

A 65 year-old retina receives only about _______ as much light as its 20-year old counterpart.

intimacy and generativity (love and work)

According to Erikson, two basic aspects of our lives dominate adulthood:

drive less than younger adults

As compared to younger adults, older adults have a slower reaction time and attend less to other vehicles on the road. Nevertheless, older adults account for fewer than 10 percent of all automobile crashes because they:

Try not to worry too much. Children and younger adults are more susceptible to short-term ailments due to older adults having more antibodies in their system.

Bill is 65 years old and is worried about the upcoming winter months. He is very worried that he will catch a cold that would escalate to something worse due to his age. What would you tell Bill?

longer; shortened

Breast-fed children have have _______ telomeres while those who suffer frequent abuse or bullying have _______ telomeres.

50%

By age 80, _______% of muscle mass is lost.

5%

By age 80, brain-weight reduction is about _______%.

greater

Differences between the most and least able 70-year-olds become much _______ than between the most and least able 50-year-olds.

Hippocampus

During aging, the blood-brain barrier breaks down beginning in the _______.

Alzheimer's

Exercise appears to slow the progression of _______ disease.

75 to 80

For the first time in her life, Margaret has little sexual desire. She is not alarmed as this is common in others around her age. What age range is Margaret likely in?

71

From 1950 to 2015, life expectancy at birth increased worldwide from 46.5 years to _______ years.

higher

In Europe, Canada, and the United States, those who live together before marriage (and especially before engagement) have had _______ rates of divorce and marital dysfunction than those who did not

well; less

Older drivers appear to focus _______ on the road ahead, and attend _______ to other vehicles approaching from the side.

mid-twenties

Our physical abilities tend to peak by our

fewer

People over 65 suffer _______ short-term ailments, such as common flu and cold viruses.

prospective memory

Rose is 60 years old. She is starting to forget appointments. She has started to put reminders in her phone. Rose is trying to jog her:

4.7

Worldwide, women outlive men by _______ years.