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Biolosocial Development in Middle Adulthood: Types of Aging and Measuring Health, Study notes of Developmental Psychology

University of Rochester (UR)Developmental Psychology

The types of aging during middle adulthood, including primary aging, which is marked by menopause and reduced estrogen leading to health issues like osteoporosis and heart disease, and secondary aging, which is influenced by lifestyle choices. The document also explores disability and its impact on individuals, as well as methods for measuring health, such as life years, quality-adjusted life years (qalys), disability-adjusted life years (dalys), and social policy considerations.

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Chapter 20

Biolosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Michael Hoerger

Types of Aging

Primary

  • Menopause: 1 year after last menstrual period - Reduced estrogen  Osteoporosis, brittle bones due to loss of calcium - Increased fat in arteries  heart disease Secondary
  • Smoking, drinking, having a poor diet, failing to exercise

Disability

  • 50% of people over 75
  • Long-term difficulties performing normal activities, due to a physical/mental condition
  • Temporarily able-bodied (TABs):
    • Eventually everyone will be disabled (or dead)
    • Every ability you currently have will someday be gone

Measuring Health

  • Life years
  • Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
    • Opposite of QALY
  • Social policy involves trying to maximize QALYs per dollar