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| The developmental period that begins at approxiamately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age. |
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| The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina - experiences its sharpest decline between 40 and 59 years of age. In particular, middle-aged individuals begin to have difficulty viewing close objects |
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| A condition characterized by hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance. This often leads to the onset of diabetes and cardiovascular disease |
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| Disorders that are characterized by slow onset and long duration. They are rare in early adulthood, increase during middle adulthood, and become common in late adulthood |
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| The midlife transition during which fertility declines |
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| Cessation of a woman's menstrual periods, usually during the late forties or early fifties |
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| The transition period from normal menstrual periods to no menstrual periods at all, which often takes up to 10 years. This usually occurs in the 40s but can occur in the 30s |
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| The inability to adequately achieve and maintain an erection to attain satisfactory sexual performance |
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| Crystallized Intelligence |
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| Accumulated infromation and verbal skills, which increase in middle adulthood, according to Horn |
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| The ability to reason absractly, which begins to decline from middle adulthood onward, according to horn |
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| An organized set of beliefs, practices, rituals, and symbols that increases an individual's connection to a sacred or transcendent other (God, higher power, or higher truth) |
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| The degree to which an individual is affiliated with an organized religion, participates in prescribed rituals and practices, feels a sense of connection with its beliefs, and is involved in a community of believers |
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| Experiencing something beyond oneself in a transcendent manner and living ina way that benefits others and society |
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