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Class: PSYC - Development Psychology; Subject: Psychology; University: Bucks County Community College; Term: Forever 1989;
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proposed transitional period between adolescence and adulthood commonly found in industrialized countries TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 consuming more than 14 drinks a week or 4 drinks on any single day for men, and more than 7 drinks a week or 3 drinks on any single day for women TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 chronic disease involving dependence on use of alcohol. causing interference with normal functioning and fulfillment of obligations TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 disorder producing symptoms of physical discomfort and emotional tension for up to 2 weeks before a menstrual period TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 inability to conceive a child after 12 months of sexual intercourse without the use of birth control
type of logical thinking that becomes more prominent in adulthood, involving continuous, active evaluation of information and beliefs in the light of evidence and implications TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 mature type of thinking that relies on subjective experience and intuition as well as logic and allows room for ambiguity, uncertainty, inconsistency, contradiction, imperfection, and compromise TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 Salovey and Mayer's term for the ability to understand and regulate emotions; an important component of effective, intelligent behavior TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 degree to which a person's work requires thought and independent judgment TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 hypothesis that there is a carryover of cognitive gains from work to leisure that explains the positive relationship between activities in the quality of intellectual functioning
theoretical model of personality development that describes adult psycho social development as a response to the expected or unexpected occurrence and timing of important life events TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 in the timing-of-events model, commonly expected life experiences that occur at customary times TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 set of cultural norms or expectations for the times of life when certain important events, such as marriage, parenthood, entry into work, and retirement, should occur TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 theoretical models of personality development that focuses on mental, emotional, temperamental, and behavioral traits, or attributes TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 theoretical model of personality, developed and tested by Costa and McCrae, based on the "Big Five" factors underlying clusters of related personality traits: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness and agreeableness
theoretical approach that identifies broad personality types, or styles TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 dynamic capacity to modify one's level of ego-control in response to environmental and contextual influences TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 self-control and self-regulation of impulses TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 friends who are considered and behave like family members TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 Sternberg's theory that patterns of love hinge or the balance among three elements: intimacy, passion, and commitment
cessation of menstruation and of ability to bear children TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 period of several years during which a woman experiences physiological changes of menopause; includes first year after end of menstruation; also called climacteric TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that converts sugar, starches and other foods into energy needed for daily life TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 diagnostic X-ray examination of the breasts TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 treatment with artificial estrogen, sometimes in combination with the hormone progesterone, to relieve or prevent symptoms caused by decline in estrogen levels after menopause
response to physical or psychological demands TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 perceived environmental demands that may produce stress TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 type of intelligence, proposed by Horn and Cattell, that is applied to novel problems and is relatively independent of educational and cultural influences TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 type of intelligence, proposed by Horn Cattell, involving the ability to remember and use learned information; it is largely dependent on education and culture TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 In Hoyer's terminology, progressive dedication of information processing and fluid thinking to specific knowledge systems, making knowledge more readily accessible
psychological transitions that involve significant change or transformation in the perceived meaning, purpose, or direction of a person's life TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 introspective examination that often occurs in middle age, leading to reappraisal and revision of values and priorities TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 the ability to adapt flexibility and resourcefully to potential sources of stress TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 Whitbourne's theory of identity development based on processes of assimilation and accomodation TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 accumulated perceptions of the self shaped by incoming information from intimate relationships, work-related situations, and community and other experiences
Whitbourne's term for effort to fit new experience into an existing self-concept TERM 52
DEFINITION 52 Whitbourne's term for adjusting the self-concept to fit new exxperience TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 Whitbourne's term for a tendency to balance assimilation and accommodation TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 Gutmann's term for reversal of gender roles after the end of active parenting TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 Theory, proposed by Kahn and Antonucci, that people move through life surrounded by concentric circles of intimate relationships on which they rely for assistance, well-being, and social support
In Marcoen's terminology, normative development of middle age, in which adults learn to balance love/duty to their parents with autonomy within a two-way relationship TERM 62
DEFINITION 62 middle-aged adults squeezed by competing needs to raise or launch children and to care for elderly parents TERM 63
DEFINITION 63 condition of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion affecting adults who provide continuous care for sick or aged persons TERM 64
DEFINITION 64 care of children living without parents in the home of grandparents or other relatives, with or without a change of legal custody TERM 65
DEFINITION 65 prejudice or discrimination against a person (most commonly an older person) based on age
gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration throughout the life span TERM 67
DEFINITION 67 aging processes that result from disease and bodily abuse and disuse and are often preventable TERM 68
DEFINITION 68 essential activities that support survival, such as eating, dressing, bathing, and getting around the house TERM 69
DEFINITION 69 measure of a person's ability to function effectively in his or her physical and social environment in comparison with others of the same chronological age TERM 70
DEFINITION 70 study of the aged and the process of aging
theories that explain biological aging as resulting from a genetically determined developmental timetable TERM 77
DEFINITION 77 theories that explain biological aging as a result of processes that vary from person to person and are influenced by both the internal and the external environment; sometimes called error theories TERM 78
DEFINITION 78 unstable, highly reactive atoms or molecules, formed during metabolism, which can cause internal bodily damage TERM 79
DEFINITION 79 conversion of food and oxygen into energy TERM 80
DEFINITION 80 tendency of an aging body to mistake its own tissues for foreign invaders and to attack and destroy them
curves, plotted on a graph, showing percentages of a population that survive at each age level TERM 82
DEFINITION 82 genetically controlled limit, proposed by Hayflick, on the number of times cells can divide in members of a species TERM 83
DEFINITION 83 ability of body organs and systems to put forth 4 to 10 times as much effort as usual under acute stress; also called organ reserve TERM 84
DEFINITION 84 cloudy or opaque areas in the lens of the eye, which cause blurred vision TERM 85
DEFINITION 85 condition in which the center of the retina gradually loses its ability to discern fine details; leading cause of irreversible visual impairment in older adults
waxy chunks of insoluble tissue found in brains of persons with Alzheimer's disease TERM 92
DEFINITION 92 hypothesized fund of energy that may enable a deteriorating brain to continue to function normally TERM 93
DEFINITION 93 intelligence test for adults that yields verbal and performance scores as well as a combined score TERM 94
DEFINITION 94 initial, brief, temporary storage of sensory information TERM 95
DEFINITION 95 short-term storage of information being actively processed
long-term memory of specific experiences or events, linked to time and place TERM 97
DEFINITION 97 long-term memory of general factual knowledge, social customs, and language TERM 98
DEFINITION 98 long-term memory of motor skills. habits, and ways of doing things, which can be recalled without conscious effort; sometimes called implicit memory TERM 99
DEFINITION 99 according to Erikson, the eighth and final stage of psycho- social development, in which people in late adulthood either achieve a sense of integrity of the self by accepting the lives they have lived, and thus accept death, or yield to despair that their lives cannot be relived TERM 100
DEFINITION 100 adaptive thinking or behavior aimed at reducing or relieving stress that arises from harmful, threatening, or challenging conditions