PSYC 304 Study Guide - Final Guide: Liver Spot, Night Sweats, Sildenafil
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Changes in vision, hearing, skin, muscle/fat (change in adulthood: vision: inability to adjust focus to carrying distance, pupil shrink, yellow lens, poor vision in dim light, risk of glaucoma, hearing: initially, decline in sensitivity of high frequency. Men show earlier, and more rapid decline: skin: wrinkles at age 30, crow feet at age 40. Saggy skin in arms, face, legs (skin elasticity declines). Age spots occur after age 50- more in women due to sun exposure: muscle/fat: both gender increase in the torso area. Men- gain fat = upper abdominal and back. Can be avoided through low-fat diet, exercise and resistance training. The end of fertility, menstruation, and reproduction capacity. Women who have not childbirth or smoked a lot can get menopause earlier. Decline in estrogen leads to: complaints of sexual functioning, sagging skin and decline of bone mass, hot flashes, night sweats and irritability.
