Week 5 flashcards
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Life space
Gates
Mobility, what is it? what does it include? what does it exclude?
Immobility
Programmed movement
Programmed movements are controlled by [3]
Causes of immobility [3] and an example for each
Balance
Normal balance
Dizziness is caused by [4]
Blackout
Slip, what is it? what is it induced by?
Trip, what is it? Which way does the trunk and head move?
Drop attack
How do your eyes relate to balance?
How do your vestibulars relate to balance?
How do your vestibulars relate to balance?
When an individual is recurrently falling, what does this say about their balance system?
In terms of displacement, when do falls occur
TRUE/FALSE displacement does not always occur as a result of external forces
Presbyopia
What happens to the pupil and lens of the eye in middle adulthood
Vitreous, how does it affect vision?
Three layers of the skin
Age spots
Why do veins become more visible
presbycusis
TRUE/FALSE mens hearing declines faster; decrease in sensitivity to high frequency sounds
Sex differences in fat distribution
True/false Large weight gain and loss of muscle power are inevitable
3 keys that happen to the skeleton in middle adulthood
The midlife transition in which fertility declines is called ...
Menopause
3 reproductive changes in middle-aged women
3 things that happen to the body after menopause
What is the best predictor of sexual frequency?
True/false Frequency of sexual activity declines slightly
What is a strong predictor of poor health
osteoporosis
Expressed hostility is associated with an increase in what 3 things...
Problem centred coping vs. emotion centred coping
Hardiness
True/false People often rate older females as less attractive and as having more negative personality characteristics than middle-aged men
Average life expectancy
Life-expectancy crossover
Passed what age range does the contribution of heredity to length of life decrease in favor of environmental factors
Cataracts
Macular degeneration
In older adults, which part of the ear losses blood supply occur?
In older adults, what loss has the greatest effect on life satisfaction
What happens when seniors experience a stereotype threat?
Compression of morbidity
Emphysema
Primary aging
Secondary aging
Frailty
Diabetes
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Arthritis is the most common cause of what?
Rheumatoid arthritis
What factors contribute to diabetes?
