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7 types of intimacy
- -emotional
- -sexual
- -physical
- -intellectual
- -recreational
- -aesthetic
- -spiritual
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this intimacy involves friendships and self disclosure
emotional intimacy
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this intimacy is good for staying monogamous
sexual intimacy
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this intimacy is good for building, repairing, creating somthangs
physical intimacy
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a couple is doing well if they can get ____ of Dr. Harriet Lerners 7 intimacies
3 or 4
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this type of intimacy is connecting in terms of debating about things, academic, political and anything intellectually stimulating
intellectual intimacy
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this intimacy is fun or recreational. physical activity + free time activities
recreational intimacy
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this intimacy is enjoying beauty together
aesthetic intimacy
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couple that dont give each other all intimacies are fine if they can be ____ by other ______
stimulated; outlets (dildos)
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Gottmans 4 horseman of divorce
- -criticism
- -contempt
- -defensiveness
- -stonewalling
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4 horsies
-complaint is about specific action
-is global and attacking persons character
criticism
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4 horsies
-conveys feelings of disgust
-sarcasm
-eye rolling
-mockery
-hostile humor
contempt
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4 horsies
-not taking responsibility
defensiveness
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4 horsies
-shutting out and ignoring the other individual
-silent treatment
stonewalling
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-age 40-65
-decline in physical skills
-increase in responsibility (work & family)
-time of changes (losing parents, children leaving, retirement)
middle adulthood
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-decline in vision
-increase in blood pressure and cholesterol
-increase risk of heart disease
-increase in joint problems
-increase in metabolic disorder (hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance)
-decrease in height and increase in weight
physical changes in middle adulthood
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which personality type is this
-ambitious
-competitive
-impatient
-emotionally intense
-easily angered
hank. i mean type A
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which personality type is this
-easy going
-relaxed
-patient
-tolerant
-slow to anger
saul. i mean type B
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type A personalities have ___ tomes as many heart attacks then type B
2 TIMES (gimme some). anger the part that predisposes heart problems
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-internal locus of control
-"what can i do to improve the situation"
-see problems as challenges
-great sense of commitment to selves, family and responsibilities
-control what they can control
hardiness
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people who display _____ have lower levels of illness and lower levels of stress
hardiness!
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main causes of death in middle age (YOU KNOW THIS)
- -heart disease
- -cancer
- -stroke
- -accidents
- -pulmonary disease
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majority of men and women in middle age report having butt sex a ____ times a month
couple
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average age for menopause
51
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the 10 years leading up to menopause
pre menopause
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-depressed mood
-palpitations
-headaches
-moodiness
symptoms of premenopause
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most common symptoms of menopause
- rapid heart beats
- hot flashes
- nausea
- fatigue
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-replaces estrogen and progesterone
-treats symptoms of menopause
-increases likelihood of stroke, dementia, and cancer
-long term use is no bueno
hormone replacement therapy
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analyses which hormones should be regulated after menopause
bioidentical hormone therapy
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ED is most diagnose in men around the age of
50
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____ of erectile dysfunction is caused by _____ deficiency
70%; physiological
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viagra acts as a ______
vasodilator
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intelligence in middle age is increased in _____ intelligence and decreased in ____ intelligence
crystalized; fluid
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accumulated knowledge and facts + verbal skills
crystalized intelligence
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abstract reasoning
fluid intelligence
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according to the seattle longitudinal studies there are 4 types of intelligence that increase in life
- -vocab
- -verbal memory
- -spatial orientation
- -inductive reasoning
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vocab and verbal memory are considered which type of intelligence
crystalized
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spatial orientation and inductive reasoning are considered
fluid forms of intelligence
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two areas of intelligence that decrease in mid life
numerical ability and perceptual speed
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cognitive performance in middle adulthood is ____ to cognitive impairment in late adulthood
related. there are declines in immediate recall, delayed recall, word fluency and all that jazzy j
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more than ___ % of middle aged adults say they are religious and that spirituality are a major part of their lives
70
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females report ____ levels of religiousity than males
higher. and it increases more than males in second half of life
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eriksons generativity vs stagnation is present at middle age
- -helping younger generation
- -leaving legacy
- -taking cur of children
- -if lack of helping next generation
- -stagnation!
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midlife is a time of crisis between being young and being old. between past and future
some shit according to levenson
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-examined men in 30's and 40's
-saw midlife not as time of crisis but as time of reassessing and recording truth about earlier years
-research doesnt support midlife crisis
-middle aged adults experience more personal control autonomy and power
vallants middle age study. MID LIFE CRISIS IS BUNK
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in this stage of life
-romantic love is stronger in
early adulthood
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love and marriage in midlife
-companionate love is stronger in
middle adulthood
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-characterized by security, loyalty, mutual emotional interests
-engagement in mutual activities
companionate love
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characteristics in first marriages
-relationships are cold
-distant
-alienated
-suppression of emotion
middle aged couples who divorce
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not happily married but stay together because of the kids. which age range are these folks
40-79
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-abuse, verbal/physical/emotional
-alcohol or drug abuse
-cheating
main reasons of divorce for women
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-falling out of lose
-cheating
-different values and lifestyles
mens usual reasons for divorce
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