Exam 20: Seciton 4: Adulthood: Biosocial Development

Children born via IVF, regardless of birthweight, tend to develop slower than other children in terms of health, intelligence, and school achievement.

In the United States, the birth rate among women age 40 and older is decreasing.

Of the illegal drugs, marijuana use is the fastest to decline in use during adulthood.

The depletion in organ reserve during adulthood is apparent on a daily basis.

Most adults feel strong, capable, healthy, and "in their prime."

For most adults, brain changes that occur before late adulthood correlate with diminished intellectual power.

Sexual arousal and orgasm both take longer and occur more slowly with age.

Beginning in middle adulthood, hypertension can greatly harm brain functioning.

The World Health Organization calls tobacco "the single largest preventable cause of death and chronic disease in the world today."

Significant brain losses prior to age 65 are unusual.

Worldwide, as mortality decreases, morbidity increases.

Body shape rarely changes between the ages of 25 and 65.

The consequences of obesity are psychological as well as physical.

Of the sensory systems, only hearing and vision decline in middle adulthood.

More men are morbidly obese than women in the United States.

Infertility is often defined as being unable to conceive after trying for at least one year.

The last step in the process of breaking a habit is planning.

An adult's hearing is usually less acute than a 10-year-old child's.