NUR 250: Human and Growth Development

Name: Faye Nguyen Person #: 36865471 Middle Adulthood Worksheet

Fill in: Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). Use the lecture notes and book to help you. 1. The __ command generation ______is made up of mostly 40-60 year olds who make most of the policy decisions that affect our lives.

2. Woman experience this as a long-term effect of menopause. They loss bone mass and their bone fragility increases. This effect is called __ osteoporosis ______.

3. People in middle age usually cannot sustain as much hard labor as they did earlier in life due to decreases in __ cardiovascular _and _ lung ____ capacity.

4. Crystalized intelligence is largely influenced by ______culture ______.

5. Aging often involves a trade off: As one skill declines, another __improves______.

6. According to Eric Erikson, adults face __ generativity versus self- absorption___, in which they develop wither the feeling that they have contributed in worthwhile ways or that their lives have not been worthwhile.

7. List Peck’s issues of adult development… Socializing versus sexualizing in human relationships, valuing wisdom versus valuing physical powers, mental flexibility versus mental rigidity, ego differentiation versus mental rigidity, cathectic emotional flexibility versus cathetic impoverishment, body transcendence versus body preoccupation, ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation, ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation.

8. When the last child leaves the parent’s home, this situation is referred to as the ____empty nest______.

9. When divorced or widowed people with children remarry, they form ____blended family______.

10. For all adults, friendships fulfill important ___emotional needs______and become ___more complex______as people move through middle adulthood. Multiple choice: Select the correct answer by highlighting it.

1. This is usually accompanied by hot flashes and night sweats, which are triggered by decreases in estrogen levels. A) Menstrual period C) Fever B) Menopause D) Climacterium

2. What is accumulated knowledge and skills based on education and life experiences; referred to as cognitive pragmatics.

A) Fluid intelligence C) Crystalized intelligence B) Declarative knowledge D) Inductive reasoning

3. The accumulation of declarative and procedural knowledge contributes to a person’s...

A) Expertise C) Experience B) Occupational self-direction D) Cognitive Continuity

4. This results when there is an overload of demands within a given role.

A) Role Strain C) Midlife Crisis B) Work- role preoccupation D) Job Burnout

5. Which of the following jobs would most likely involve the highest rate of burnout among workers? A) Accountant C) Plumber

B) Secretary D) Social Worker True or False: Select T for true and F for false by highlighting the correct letter response. 1. The transition model views changes in midlife as abrupt and stressful.

2. Women, in general, are healthier than men, thus have a lower death rate than men within the same age group. T F

3. Fluid intelligence starts to show an increase with aging due to increased speed of mental processing. T F

4. The kinkeeper maintains family rituals, celebrates achievements, gathers family members for special occasions, and keeps family histories alive. T F

5. In many non-Hispanic or Caucasian cultures, the grandparents are the primary caretakers. T F