Exam 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

In middle adulthood, race is risk factor for heart disease and stress. Risk is higher for ___________________ compared to European Americans.

When the doctor diagnoses this middle-aged woman with presbyopia, this helps the woman understand why she has been having:

While middle-aged adults may lose concentric strength, they may actually gain:

Poor health habits, for example, smoking, are associated with _______________ brain shrinkage in brain matter volume during middle adulthood.

In the United States, more than two-thirds of adults are overweight.

Vision becomes less accurate in middle age, but hearing becomes less accurate only in later adulthood, after age 60.

In Baltes's SOC model, the "C" refers to the process of _____________________ goals so that they are a better match with one's ability to achieve them.

Crystallized intelligence increases through emerging and young adulthood and then _____________________________ through middle adulthood.

In middle adulthood, skin changes in the ________________ are visible to self and others.

If middle-aged Ellison, now a successful lawyer, wants to change careers to become a master chef, she has the potential to do that if she:

The leading cause of death in middle adulthood is:

According to researcher Peter Fadde, the key ingredient in expertise is:

If developmentalists can learn how to stimulate neurogenesis in middle adulthood, we may be able to find new ways to _________________ cognitive diseases, such as, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

When Sally, age 57, was referred to an auditory specialist for more comprehensive evaluation and education about her hearing loss, she learned that:

_________________ signals the end of the reproductive life cycle for women.

One single theory of intelligence dominates our understanding of differences in cognitive ability in middle adulthood.

Middle-aged adults have the potential to influence their own cognitive ability by selecting into experiences that either enhance or undermine their capacities.

Middle-aged adults are less likely to die from unintentional injury compared to emerging adults.

When Shelley, a nurse, recognized that her father was having difficulty picking up the toy his infant granddaughter dropped on the floor and also had difficulty holding on tightly to the coffee pot, she recognized this as a sign of:

In middle adulthood, _________________ facilitates brain recovery following insult, such as mild stroke.