Changes

1. Some physical changes that happened was my hair turned grey/brown, my forehead got all wrinkly, my cheeks moved out and down, and my eyes have bags under them.

2. Some socio-emotional stages that occur are Generativity, biological generativity, and parental generativity.

3. Erikson's stage of life for middle adulthood is generativity versus stagnation. Generativity meaning giving back to the future generations and stagnation meaning living oneself without consideration for the potential impact on the next generation. This could be expressed by getting married, going to college, having children, or having grandkids.

4. Becoming an adult during a certain period can impact a persons life because there can be many environmental influences that can change a way a person views the world and their decisions that they make. There can be mind changes because people can become paranoid due to the fact that they have been in a event that was impressionable to them and they will never forget it because they witnessed it.

Chapter 11 Vocabulary

Climacteric- Reproductive capacity declines or is lost for both men and women.

Testosterone- A hormone in men that declines as a man ages. When this happens a man may experience moods and emotion changes. 

Estrogen- A hormone that is important in the development of female bodily characteristics. 

Progesterone- A hormone that prepares the female body for reproduction. 

Perimenopause- When a women experiences a decrease in estrogen and progesterone (hormones that are found in higher levels in women than men), Over time, these hormones decrease and cause irregular menstrual periods. 

Menopause- When a women has periods that cease for more than a year and they can no longer reproduce. 

Visual acuity- This is known as the loss of vision sharpness. By the mid-forties, the lens of the eye starts to thicken and slightly pigmented layers of color form on the eye lens. 

Presbyopia- A condition that is also common due to the loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, which results in a slow decrease in the ability to focus on nearby objects. 

Sarcopenia- The loss of muscle mass and strength and at the same time, fat tissue increases.

Osteoporosis- A calcium deficiency that causes bones to become more brittle and less dense. 

Benign- A tumor that is noncancerous.

Malignant- A term used to describe a tumor that is cancerous.

Chemotherapy- A use of cancer-killing chemicals and drugs through radiation and surgical removal. 

Artherosclerosis- A cardiovascular disease that is caused by the clogging of arteries with plaque. 

Inductive reasoning- Involves making conclusions by moving from detailed facts to general theory. Inductive reasoning begins with a detailed, zoomed-in view and then zooms out to make a conclusion.

Deductive reasoning- Uses general observations or theory to reach a detailed conclusion. Deductive reasoning looks at the larger picture and zooms into a focal point. 

Episodic memories- Those memories that include personal experiences or events such as remembering where you put your car keys. 

Semantic memories- Focus on knowledge such as how to change a flat tire. 

Generatively versus Stagnation- A time for figuring out how to leave legacies of one's self to the next generation.