University:
Rutgers University
Course:
25:705:229 | Life Span: A Holistic Approach
Academic year:

2023
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167

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1
Author:

Braeden Mclaughlin

Week 8 + Physical changes: age 40 - 60(35-65) Middle Adulthood between early adiuthood and retrement behauler infanced by qurelics and nircument. hocked in communin senescence: gradually physicaldedine due to aging. Less straig and elictant. + every organ, sgstm, cell slows down with age 4 brain: neurons growing + aKin changes: collogen decreases, unkles appror. + Haur hums gray fat incroses, de creased bone demity and mass. THE SENSES Vision: + glaucoma: increased intravasarpressure vision loss $ blindness, tunnel visions + cataracts: opacity of the lenc. clouded vision. 1 macular degeneration: loss of central vision. progressive defenoration of maculae de the retina. Hearing: femole lose less. Probyausis higher frequencies lost earler. HEALTH PROMOTION menopause: cessation of munstrual penod. 45-55 + requias exercise heps eveg condition ai evoy age. 1 dug i met catch hit on this l den aped, relation drug, 2190 to 3 ors. +tobacco: leading riot for may diseases. + alcohol: some may be beneftaal - alcchol use disorder: destray brain alls, confibutes to ast esperosis (weak hones) alcohol abuse: higher rates in men, Evas pean Amancans. wealthy. COGNTINE DEVELOPMENT intellectual ability: + new Knoulelge, 31l6 discover hiddentalent, career goals rewarding increased social awareness. N TELLIGENCES - Fluid: quick, flexible, short tem memory, dostract thought, speed of thinking Crystalized: accomulation of facts intos, knowledge as result of education /experience. Longterm memory. - Create: capacity to be intellectualy florible /mnsvative. - Analytical: mental processes, abstraci planning, strategy selection, info processing urbal / logical sKills. - Practical: sKills used in everyday problem solving Most adults need practical inteligence. → most useful, requires flexbility COPING METHODS (stress) - avoidant: respond to stressor by ignoring, forgetting, hiding - problem -focused: tackling a shessful situation directly. emotional - focosed:

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