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Adolescence correct answer: -GRADUAL period of transition from childhood to adulthood -Process of "soft" events rather than discrete events -Difficult to characterize precise onset and offset Puberty correct answer: -Attainment of sexual maturation -Just one of many adolescent transitions (initial puberty and late puberty) -Onset of the BIOLOGICAL CHANGES associated with adolescence in humans that often signals onset of adolescence, although timing varies among human adolescents Cr...

Physical and cognitive changes in older adults correct answer: -skin wrinkles and spots -hair thins and grays -fingernails, toenails thicken -height decreases -body fat increases - muscle mass, strength decrease -bone density decreases -vision, hearing decline physical and cognitive changes correct answer: -lung capacity declines -sleep problems increase -immune function declines -sex hormones decline -risk increasing for HBP, HCL, and CVD along with many other diseases -cognit...

Gender differences correct answer: Morbidity Mortality Lifespan development morbidity rate correct answer: disease rate - number of people affected in relation to the total population in a given time period Mortality differences correct answer: "from conception to death, girls and women are on average biologically more advantaged and live longer than boys and men" lifespan developmental perspective correct answer: Addresses developmental changes Influence and constrain what is...

In papers by Wray and colleagues (2005, 2006), they found that the probability of reporting risky behaviors associated with diabetes onset was essentially the same across gender, race-ethnicity, and age groups in midlife and older age. correct answer: false A key risk factor for breast cancer in women is: correct answer: never breastfeeding Although the top three types of cancer that are most prevalent for American men and women are different, the type of cancer with the highest mortalit...

Overarching goals of course correct answer: -Biological sex and socially constructed gender influence health across the lifespan -Biological, behavioral, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact to influence sex and gender diffs Biological essentialism correct answer: -biology is destiny (we are who we are because of our biology or genetic makeup) -Our behaviors and preferences are biologically pre-determined Feminism correct answer: -biology is not really destiny -Support f...

TOPIC 1: Work life, Empty Nests, & Retirement in the U.S. correct answer: x Sex/gender differences in physical and cognitive changes in midlife and older age correct answer: - skin wrinkles and spots - hair thins and grays - fingernails, toenails thicken - height decreases - body fat increases - muscle mass, strength decreases - bone density decreases - vision, hearing decline - lung capacity declines - sleep problems increase immune function declines - risk INCREASES for HBP, HC...

What is an eating disorder? correct answer: Illnesses that causes serious disturbances to every diet , severe distress or convern about body weight or shape What age groups have the most eating disorders? correct answer: Adolescents and young adults T/F : eating disorders affect both men and females correct answer: TRUE Are women/men more diagnosed and treated correct answer: WOMEN What ranking do eating disorder rank amoungst disability in women correct answer: Among the top te...

behavior correct answer: mental health development in adolescence and young adulthood: Physical changes lead to worries about body changes, *often in comparison with others*: -Especially difficult without proper education -Separate from parents, peers become more important safety correct answer: mental health development in adolescence and young adulthood: Feelings of strength, independence, limited future orientation, and *need for peer approval* lead to risk-taking sexuality corr...

Physical changes in older age superficial correct answer: -skin wrinkles and spots -hair thins and grays -finger/toenails thicken -height decreases -body fat increases -muscle mass, strenght decrease Physical changes in older age inside correct answer: -bone density decreases -vision and hearing decline -lung capacity declines -sleep problems increase -immune function declines -sex hormones decline -risk increases for HBP, HCL, and CVD, along with many other diseases -cognitiv...

Gender and Health in Midlife and Older Age: Physical and Cognitive Changes correct answer: -skin- wrinkles and spots -hair- thins and grays -fingernails and toenails thicken -height dec -body fat inc -muscle mass and strength dec -bone density dec -vision and hearing decline -lung capacity declines -sleep problems increase -immune function declines -testosterone, estrogen decline -risk increases for HBP, HCL, and CVD, along with many other diseases -cognitive function increases, s...