PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, High-Density Lipoprotein
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Lecture outline lecture 17: physical development in middle adulthood. Hearing: an estimated 14% of american adults between 45 and 64 have a hearing loss, hereditary and age-related declines, decline typically starts with a loss at high frequencies, men"s hearing declines earlier and at faster rate than women"s. Cosmetic surgery and cosmetic culture (notes on general trends) 1: breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck have increased significantly, eyelid surgery and rhinoplasty have increased but not by much, breast lift, buttock lift, and liposuction are more common with 35 -50 year olds than 19 . Definition of climacteric: mid-life transition in which fertility declines. Nature of climacteric: perimenopause = gradual changes that take place for women over a 10 year period, production of estrogen drops, cycles shorten and become more irregular. Climacteric concludes with menopause = the cessation of menstruation and of reproductive capacity no period for 12 consecutive months.
