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Chapter 12
Adulthood and Aging
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Psychology
12th Grade
11/18/2009

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males - early adulthood (20-39)
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Focuses on career but more with family than in years past. Still only does about 25% of housework.
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males - midlife
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Feels a sense of urgency. Focuses on physical decline. Appreciates his feminine side.
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males - middle adulthood (40-59)
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Becomes more emotionally expressive, warm, and giving. During the 40s, marital satisfaction at an all-time low. During 50s, mellowing occurs.
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females - early adulthood (20-39)
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Takes care of more family obligations. Does most of the chlid care.
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females - midlife
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Feels a sense of urgency. Focuses on physical decline. Appreciates her masculine side.
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females - middle adulthood (40-59)
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Becomes more assertive and independent. During 40s, marital satisfaction at all-time low. During 50s, mellowing occurs.
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empty-nest period
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The time of life when the children are grown and leave; for some people, this event leads to feelings of uselessness and depression.
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menopause
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The "change of life" period for women when menstruation and ovulation stop; some women experience major physical symptoms, such as dizziness and "hot flashes."
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gerontology
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The branch of psychology that studies the aging process and the problems of older people.
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senile dementia
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The loss of mental faculties as a result of aging.
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cerebral arteriosclerosis
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A blockage of blood vessels to the brain that results in the loss of mental faculties.
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Alzheimer's disease
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The loss of chemical nerve cell transmitters and other damage to nerve transmission that result in mental deterioration.
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thanatology
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The study of death and of methods for coping with it.
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hospices
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Places where terminally ill people can live out their lives in comfort and away from a hospital.
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Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying
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Denial -> Anger -> Bargaining -> Depression -> Peaceful Acceptance
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