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Psychology Adulthood
Psychology Adulthood
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/26/2015

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Term
Late Adulthood..
Definition
May bring wisdom and noticeable declines in crystallized intelligence
Term
Early and Middle Adulthood...
Definition
Cognitive Abilities Improve, you become more complex and adaptive, more dialectical.
Term
Your intelligence peaks at...
Definition
60 years old
Term
Loss of intellectual abilities is slow as...
Definition
Memory problems are largely confined to episodic, not semantic memory.
Term
Rate of loss is affected by...
Definition
Genetics, Lifestyle and Level of Education, and Mental Development
Term
Erikson's theory of Adulthood Crisis is....
Definition
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Term
Adults begin to focus...
Definition
On forming relationships influenced by nature of earlier attachment patterns and relationships
Term
Breadwinner Husband and Homemaker Wife With Two Children in the US are Only....
Definition
23.5% of US Households
Term
Parents are ____, and increasingly ____
Definition
Older,
Unmarried
Term
____ of mothers hold full-time jobs outside of the home.
Definition
60%
Term
Nearly ___ of all US marriages end in divorce.
Definition
50%
Term
There is an _____ number of gay and lesbian parents.
Definition
Increasing
Term
Midlife Transition around age ___, is often followed by _____ and ____.
Definition
40,
Satisfaction,
Happiness
Term
Around age 40, you begin to stress for..
Definition
Caring for Young Grandchildren
Term
You enter Late Adulthood beyond age _____, and you view yourself as ____-____.

Is highly aware of ____, and requires ______ adjustment.

Must face ___ prejudices.
Definition
65,
Middle Aged,
Death,
Retirement,
Ageist
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