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?