Exam 20: Seciton 4: Adulthood: Biosocial Development

Binge drinking is implicated in liver, but not other, cancers.

Vitality is a reflection of the objective measures of health such as mortality and happiness.

No contraception is available in some poor nations even though unwanted or poorly spaced births are a major cause of mortality.

During middle adulthood, a person typically loses muscle strength and also loses nearly an inch in height.

Geographic trends are apparent in contraceptive use.

Mortality statistics are compiled from death certificates.

Metabolism decreases by about one-third between ages 20 and 60.

Studies show that over 60 percent of adults in the United States and England get at least 30 minutes per day of exercise.

Collagen decreases by about 1 percent per year starting at age 20.

Changes in appearance during adulthood have significant health consequences.

As people age, their eyes adjust to darkness more quickly.

The first visible signs of aging are in brain functioning.

Hormones have been used to treat symptoms of menopause in women.

The typical U.S. family consumes more meat and fat and less fiber than people in other parts of the world.

Diet has an effect on how quickly skin wrinkles; fat slows down wrinkling.

Improved sexuality with age may be a cohort change, not a physiological one.

Men experience the same sudden downward shift in reproductive ability as women.

The drop in testosterone levels of older men is known as andropause.

Most cancer deaths are attributable to lifestyle behaviors such as smoking and diet.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can be a cause of infertility among women.