Chapter 10 Vocabulary

Alcoholism: the addiction to alcohol

Fluid Intelligence: the ability to reason abstractly

Crystallized Intelligence: the focus of judgement, knowledge, and skills needed in life and work

Postconventional morality: Kohlberg's final stage of moral development

Intimacy vs. Isolation: early adulthood stage when faced with making social decisions

Intimacy: the self-disclosure and sharing of private thoughts and emotions

Secure attachment style: percieve relationships positively

Avoidant attachment style: avoid getting too close to others and avoid commitment

Anxious attachment style: they are anxious, possessive, and demanding

Affectionate love: involves romantic ways of expressing love for each other, not necessarily in a sexual way

Romantic Love: develops from the combination of friendly love and affectionate love

Consummate Love: the combination of affectionate love and a desire to commit to the relationship through good times & challenges

Infatuation: an obsession with someone based on appearance or ability

Compromise: to reach an agreement by incorporating each partner's goals and ideas into one solution

Unconditional love: love without limits or exceptions

Chapter 12 Vocabulary

• Cenetarian: refers to a person age 100 or older

• Incontinence: involuntary urination or defecation

• Cataracts: thickened lens of the eye causing cloudy or distorted vision 

• Glaucoma: eye condition that involves damage to the optic nerve

• Macular Degeneration: eye disease that cause people to have difficulty seeing object

• Periphery: the outer edges of the center view 

• Diabetic retinopathy: an eye disease that involves damage to the blood vessels in the retina

• Presbycusis: hearing loss associated with age typically caused from damage to the inner ear

• Tinnitus: ringing sound in ears

• Sleep Apnea: a condition in which the airway collapses or becomes blocked and causes a person to have pauses in breathing while sleeping 

• Denture: manufactured teeth that replace natural teeth, can be custom made to help adults do things comfortably

• Medicare: a government health insurance program helps older adults pay for medical cost

• Social Security: a government retirement fund, provides supplemental income 

• Matriarch: oldest influential female family member

• Patriarch: the oldest influential male family member

• Ageism: unfair treatment of older adults 

• Dementia: describes cognitive declines and memory loss, caused by brain damage to the brain 

• Alzhemier's Disease: is a progressive brain disorder that includes not only memory loss, but also severe confusion

• Hospice Care: a form of care given by trained medical professionals

• Beneficiaries: those who receive financial assets

• Widow: when the husband in a marriage passes away 

• Widower: the surviving husband in a marriage in which the wife passes by

•  Bereavement: a term used to describe the state of losing a loved one through death

• Grief: describes the mental anguish or sadness that accompanies bereavement

• Mourning: the period when family members and friends remember and grieve for the loss of a beloved one 

Changes

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Wrinkles being to appear, fine lines become more visible, weight is lost slower, grey hairs appear, skin begins to hang, facial expressions become more monotonous, eyesight begins to decrease, hearing impairs.

Chapter 11 Vocab

Climacteric: reproductive capacity declines or is lost for both men and women

Testosterone: male hormone

Estrogen: hormones that are found in higher levels in females than males

Progesterone: hormones also found in higher levels in females than males

Perimenopause: first stage of reduced fertility

Menopause: when one can no longer reproduce

Visual acuity: vision sharpness

Presbyopia: slow decrease in the ability to focus on nearby objects

Sarcopenia: the loss of muscle mass and strength

Osteoporosis: bones become brittle and less dense

Benign: used to describe noncancerous tumor

Malignant: used to describe tumors that are cancerous

Chemotherapy: cancers are treated in various ways

Artherosclerosis: the clogging of arteries with a plaque

Inductive Reasoning: making conclusions by moving from detailed facts to general theory

Deductive Reasoning: uses general observation or theory to reach a detailed conclusion

Episodic Memories: those that include personal experiences or events

Semantic Memories: focus on knowledge

Generativity versus Stagnation: generativity refers to giving back to future generations, while stagnation centers around living for oneself without consideration for potential impact on the next generation