PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Hysterectomy, Medicalization, Night Sweats
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41% - when you worry about having enough money to pay for health care . 42% - when your last child moves out . 46% - when you don"t recognize the names of music groups on the radio anymore . Health in middle age: over 80% rate health as good or excellent, leading causes of death: Cardiovascular disease: more chronic diseases than in early adulthood (e. g. , osteoporosis, rates of morbidity & mortality rising among middle-aged whites in america. Body, skin, & skeletal changes: as metabolism slows, both men & women experience middle-age spread , fat tends to accumulate on the torso: Women: waist & upper arms: muscle mass declines gradually in the 40s & 50s, bone loss begins in late 30s & accelerates in 50s especially among women, loss of collagen wrinkles! Starting at 35, hair thins & begins to turn gray.
