Exam 2: Physical Changes

which parts of the body do fat deposits INCREASE in middle age and old age (past the age of about 50)?

indication that some commonly observed physical change linked to age is a product of secondary aging is that _______.

Which of the following is TRUE of insomnia?

Compare and contrast the climacteric for men and women. Make sure you describe the physiological changes as well as possible treatments.

For each of the following changes with age, indicate whether the change is most likely primary aging or secondary aging and why you think so.

Which therapy provides perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with the hormones once produced by their ovaries that sharply reduce the symptoms of the climacteric?

Research on sexual activity of older adults shows that

Describe the physical changes of an aging adult, fictitious or real, including height, weight, bone structure, skin/hair, the senses, and internal systems. Be thorough, and use terminology from your textbook.

major shortcoming of most of the research on sexual activity is that it

women than men in the United States are diagnosed with _______.

We observe a loss of muscle tissue, with accompanying loss of strength, over the years of adulthood. What explanations of this phenomenon have been offered? What kind of evidence exists for and against each explanation? What conclusion do you come to?

Which statement is FALSE?

Define the following terms:

Compare and contrast two real-life or fictitious adults at age seventy in terms of primary aging. In your comparison, what factors account for the differences that you portray in your example?

loss of calcium in the bones that occurs in many adults with aging is called _______.

Discuss the following statement: "There are such wide variations in individual rates and patterns of aging that it doesn't make any sense to talk about 'normal aging.' There is no such thing."

Discuss two factors that affect the probability of sexual relations in older people.

general term used to describe the loss of reproductive capacity among both sexes in middle and later life is _______.

Discuss osteoporosis and osteoarthritis and whether there are treatments available for these conditions.

gradual loss of hearing resulting from wear and tear on the auditory nerves and inner ear structures is called _______.