01:830:338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Adult Development, Insomnia, Social Class

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:338
• Professor: Professor Lyra Stein

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Lecture 7 - physical changes, health & longevity 1. Changes in the neurological system increase likelihood of insomnia. Some sleep problems are due to health problems and medications. Behavior changes can improve sleep (e. g. , being active). The climacteric is age-related loss of reproductive ability. Frequency of sexual activity drops from the 20s into late adulthood. This research is limited by reliance on surveys. Factors that affect probability that an older person will have sexual relations: physical ability, sexual desire, sexual partner, privacy. Health and health disorders: mortality = probability of dying in any one year for a population. The mortality rate in the united states increases with age and is lower for women than men at every age. Average longevity or average life expectancy: age at which half of the individuals who are born in a particular year will have died. Health-related quality of life vs. non-health related quality of life.