Summary: Psych Lifespan Chapt 15-19

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  • physical changes - vision- presbyopia(what is it)

    lens loses ability to adjust its size and accommodate for objects at varying distances (gradually become far sighted) parents or older people hold things farther away
  • women have greater problems with (blank)than men

    visual diseases
  • physical changes - Hearing: presbycusis(def.)

    "old hearing" 
    -inner ear (cochlea) is breaking down
  • what gender has more problems with hearing?

    men because of occupational noise
    smoking
    higher bp
  • physical changes - skin what are the layers?

    outer- epidermis
    -dermis- connective tissue (breaks down and causes wrinkling)
    -hypodermis - inner layer (high fat and water content) women's hypodermis is thinner so they wrinkle sooner -age spot
  • reproductive changes  occur in (what gender mostly)

    women - menopause
  • perimenopause(def) and symptoms

    symptoms leading up to menopause
    -hot flashes/ night sweats (caused by drop in estrogen) 
    -weight loss/gain
    -sleep problems
    -moodiness
    -irregular period
  • Men's reproductive system:

    -at about age 40 sperm count and semen start to decline
    -hormones decline gradually so they dont experience symptoms
  • midlife crisis (def)

    intense self doubt and inner turmoil
    -rare
    -true mid life crisis has "honeymoon period" for 1-1 1/2 yrs
  • Men have midlife crisis (blank) thank women and they are usually (age)women have mid life crisis at (ages)

    men - earlier than women early mid 40's 
    women - late 40's early 50's

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