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| why does middle adulthood come later and last longer |
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| living longer because healthier lifestyles and medical dicoveries |
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| What do middle aged adults focous on? |
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| How much time they have left? |
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what are some physical changes in middle adulthood?
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| loss of hearing, grey hair, loss of weight, thicker nails |
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| age related loss of muscle mass and strength |
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| what are the most common chronic disorders in middle aged men? |
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| heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease |
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| what are the most common chronic disorders in middle aged women? |
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| what is the myth about menopause? |
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| what is male menopause is associated with? |
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| why do middle aged couples have sex less frequently? |
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Definition
| because of chronic health problem |
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| What is the number one factor that determines if a middle aged women will continue to be sexually active? |
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| Living with a spouse or having a relationship |
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| why are middle aged people better solvers than adolescents? |
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Definition
| because they have more experience |
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Term
how does religion relate to stress management?
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Definition
| it is an active way of deling with stress |
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Term
| according to victor frankl what are the three most distinct human qualities? |
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Definition
| spirituality, freedom, responsiblity |
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| what is the seventh stage of erickson life span theory? |
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| generativity vs stagnation |
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| why do adults strive for generativity? |
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Definition
| to make somthing better for the next generation |
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Definition
| develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation |
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Term
| what does erickson say is the midlife crisis most common to most middle aged adults? |
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Definition
| not spending emough time with their children |
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Term
| today some developmentalists view intimacy ,generativity ,and integrrity as developmental within what area? |
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Definition
| that all those are still part of forming an identity |
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| what does daniel levinson suggest theat most adults feel middle age is about? |
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Definition
| they are all about crises and conflict |
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| the timetable according to which indivivduals are expected to accomplish life tasks |
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| what usually happensto most marriges when kids leave the house? |
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| why is middle adulthood considered the sandwich generation? |
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Definition
| because they share their experiences and transmit value to the younger generation |
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Term
| what are selective attention? |
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Definition
| is the focusing on a specific aspect of expirence that is relevent while ignoring others that are irrelevent |
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Term
| what is divided attention? |
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Definition
| concentrating on more than one activites at the same time |
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Term
| what is sustained attention? |
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Definition
| readiness to detect and respond to small change occuring at random times in the environment |
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Term
| what are cognitive pragmatics? |
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Definition
| culture based "software" programs of the mind |
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| what are cognitive mechanics? |
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| the "hardware" of the mind |
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| what is ericksons last stage of psycosocial development? |
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| looking back at ones life expirences, evaluating them and interpreting reinterpretion them |
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