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psy 103 unit 3
Question | Answer |
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Crystallized Intelligence | Accumulated information and verbal skills, which increase in middle age |
Menopause | The complete cessation of a woman's menstrual cycle which usually occurs in the late 40's or early 50's |
Integrity vs Despair | The 8th and final stage of Erik Erikson. This stage involves reflecting on the past either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one's life has not been well spent. |
Fluid Intelligence | The ability to reason abstractly which steadily declines from middle adulthood on. |
Estrogen | A group of hormones that play an important role in the normal sexual and reproductive developmental in women. |
Androgen | Groups of sex hormones, which help start puberty and play a role in reproductive health and body development, testosterone is an example of this.. |
Generativity vs Stagnation | The 7th stage from 40 to 65 years old where adults desire to leave a legacy to their next generation by giving back through parenting, teaching, or leading. if not they become or feel stagnated or unproductive |
Ageism | Prejudice against people because of their age, especially prejudice against older adults. |
Life Review | An individual recalled his/her past experiences evaluates them and analyze them in order to achieve self concept |
Chronic Illness | Conditions develop slowly and may worsen over an extended period of time-months to years. |
Acute Illness | Illness generally develop suddenly and last a short time, often only a few days or weeks |
Testosterone | A hormone associated with boys/males |
Medicare | A program that provides healthcare insurance to adults 65 and over |
Social Security | The program that provides people with retirement income and insurance |
Sandwich Generation | Middle-ages adults have been described as _________ or SQUEEZED generation because of the responsibilities they have fir adolescents and young adults |
Activity Theory | Theory that the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives. |