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Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cogntitive - Coggle Diagram
Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cogntitive
health
factors contributing
nutrition
physical activity
lifestyle
health care
strongest predictor of the quality of life
most adults have good health until 70
mental health problems are usually in younger adults
physical exercise is related to physical and cognitive health
reproductive systems
male
testosterone declines around 40
lower muscle mass
low libido
fatigue
osteoporosis
female
premenopause
change in hormones
40s
menopause
no period for one year
~65 years old
perimenopause
frequent urination
mood swings
heat flashes
weight gain
~ 50 years old
Skeletal system
osteoporosis
decrease in bone density
leads to fractures
vision and hearing
prebyopia
cannot see things up close
presnycusis
cannot hear high pitched sounds
brain and nervous system
decline in brain volume
white matter declines
cognitive functioning
cognitive reserve
the brains ability to store info and funtion
aging
selective optimization without compensation
the ability to perform tasks even though the brain functioning has decreased
perception vs reality
cognitive tasks take up more area in the brain
may perform better than younger adults
more experience
overall there are few differences in cognitive functioning
40-65 years old
intellect and creativity peak
aging
primary
wrinkles
gray hair
secondary
smoking induced wrinkles
perception vs reality
differences in how much they think they are aging vs how much they actually are