Middle Adulthood Development
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What is the primary cause of Sarcopenia in middle adulthood?

  • Loss of flexibility in the lens of the eye
  • Leg muscles becoming progressively detached from the central nervous system (correct)
  • Hormone changes
  • Decrease in brain size
  • What is the term for the decline of both muscle tissue and bone tissue during middle adulthood?

  • Sarcopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteosarcopenia (correct)
  • Presbyopia
  • What type of intelligence is characterized by the ability to learn quickly and thoroughly?

  • Emotional intelligence
  • Crystallized intelligence
  • Spatial intelligence
  • Fluid intelligence (correct)
  • What is the typical age range for the onset of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis?

    <p>50s-60s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the gradual physical decline related to aging?

    <p>Senescence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary change that occurs in the brain during middle adulthood?

    <p>Decrease in brain size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of intelligence is described as the ability to use learned information and experience?

    <p>Crystallized Intelligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Levinson's view, what is one of the tasks of midlife transition?

    <p>Reconciling contradictions in one's sense of self</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of generativity in Erikson's theory?

    <p>Establishing and guiding the next generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Plaster hypothesis in the context of personality development?

    <p>The idea that personality is fixed by age 30</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Socio-Emotional Selectivity Theory (SST) in the context of aging?

    <p>The idea that people become more selective with their time as they age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main motivation for people to work in middle age?

    <p>Growth or development motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the regression to a hedonic set-point in marriage?

    <p>Hedonic set-point</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the negative responses to loss, such as grief, anger, and depression?

    <p>Complicated grief</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of allowing a person to die without invasive treatments?

    <p>Hospice care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for written documents that spell out instructions for life-prolonging treatment if a person becomes irretrievably ill?

    <p>Advance directives</p> Signup and view all the answers

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