What is Infertility in Developmental Psychology Flashcards

Final exam for developmental psychology/ John Williams/ brookhaven college

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Senescence
The process of aging, whereby the body becomes less strong and efficient.
Infertility
The inability to produce a baby after at least a year of trying to conceive via sexual intercourse.
In vitro fertilization
Fertilization that takes place outside a woman’s body (as in a glass laboratory dish). Sperm are mixed with ova that have been surgically removed from the woman’s ovary. If the combination produces a zygote, it is inserted into the woman’s uterus, where it may implant and develop into a baby.
Impact on the senses
hearing decreases, vision decreases, slower reaction time, and slower processing time.
Presbycusis
The loss of hearing associated with senescence. Presbycusis often does not become apparent until after age 60.
Menopause
The time in middle age, usually around age 50, when a woman’s menstrual periods cease completely and the pro- duction of estrogen, progesterone, and testos- terone drops considerably. Strictly speaking, menopause is dated one year after a woman’s last menstrual period.
Hormone replacement therapy
Treatment to compensate for hormone reduction at menopause or following surgical removal of the ovaries. Such treatment, which usually involves estrogen and progesterone, minimizes meno- pausal symptoms and diminishes the risk of osteoporosis in later adulthood.
Male menopause
andropause (ANN-dro-pozz) A term coined to signify a drop in testosterone levels in older men, which normally results in reduced sexual desire, erections, and muscle mass. Also known as male menopause.
Mortality
Death. As a measure of health, mortality usually refers to the number of deaths each year per 1,000 members of a given population.
Morbidity
Disease. As a measure of health, morbidity refers to the rate of diseases of all kinds in a given population—physical and emotional, acute (sudden) and chronic (ongoing).
Vitality
A measure of health that refers to how healthy and energetic—physically, intellectually, and socially—an individual actually feels.
Disability
Long-term difficulty in performing normal activities of daily life because of some physical, mental, or emotional condition.
Effects of tobacco
much higher rate of all kinds of cancer, shorter life expectancy
Effects of alcohol
destroys brain cells, contributes to osteoporosis, decreases fertility, and accompanies many suicides, homicides, and accidents. causes as many premature deaths as tobacco.
Effects of exercise
Healthier overall existence, sharper mind, less brain problems in the later years.