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Life Span Developmental Psychology
Week 5 Key Terms 2011
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2011

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Senescence
Definition
decreases in efficiency in all the body systems gradually become less efficient
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Homeostasis
Definition
the state of equilibrium of the body as a result of body organ systems adjusting to internal/external stimuli
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Organ reserve
Definition
the extra capacity that each organ has for responding to stressful events
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Infertility
Definition
is defined as the inability to conceive a child after 1 year or more without contraception 
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Post  formal approach
Definition
extension of Piaget's stages of cognitive development; build on skills of formal operational thinking
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Psychometric approach
Definition
analyzes components of intelligence & examines its improvement or decline through adulthood
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Information processing approach
Definition
studies encoding, storage & retrieval of information & examines efficiency through adulthood
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Relativism
Definition
an understanding that one's own perspective is only one of many potentially valid views of reality and knowledge is not fixed or absolute
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Integration
Definition
a capacity to synthesize apparently conflicting ideas or views into a more coherent whole; rather than feeling compelled to choose between them
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Dialectical thinking
Definition
most advanced form of cognition; the constant integration of one's beliefs and experiences with all the contradications and inconsistencies they encounter
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Burn-out
Definition
professional feels disillusioned  and exhausted by demands of trying to help others (typically with people who equate success with external rewards)
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Alienation
Definition
factory or service workers feel distant from the actual product being produced or service being offered (lack of intrinsic satisfaction)
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Extrinsic rewards
Definition
"externals" such as money and prestige; characterized by a desire of tangible items
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Intrinsic rewards
Definition
rewards that come from "within" such as satisfaction and self-esteem
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Fluid intelligence
Definition
capacity to learn new material; short term memory, abstract thought and speed of thinking
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Crystallized intelligence
Definition
accumulated knowledge; vocabulary, general information, etc. 
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Glass ceiling
Definition
invisible barrier between the individual and career advancement; especially for women & minorities
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Morbidity
Definition
the number of persons sickened by specific diseases; higher in women
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Mortality
Definition
the number of deaths due to specific diseases; higher in men
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Menopause
Definition
one year after a women's last menstrual period; period stops, estrogen production drastically drops
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 Climacteric
Definition
the phase proceeding menopause; last about 6 years; adjustment to lower estrogen levels; hot flushes/cold sweats; involves many biological & physiological changes
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