PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Common Cold, Menopause, Dementia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: N/ A

Document Summary

Major physical change in women: menopause; can no longer reproduce. Myth: that women become miserable during menopause. Reality: women have reported that they feel better than ever; relief; no worry of becoming pregnant; only 2% report feeling upset; no risk of depression; does not increase the risk of depression. If a women thinks negatively of it then they may get depressed. Both men and women will enjoy/show interest in sex till the end of their day; only lose interest due to disease, loss of partner, or cultural inacceptance due to old age. Experienced: less likely to get common cold in contrast to younger people. Declines faster in men than in women. Dementia: a group of symptoms linked and associated to changes in the brain; changes significantly interfere to the person"s ability to. Early onset between the age of 30 and 60. Free radicals?? (molecules that are missing electrons go.