FMLY 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Visual Memory, Menopause, Alcoholism

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1010
• Professor: Christine A.Schippers

Document Summary

Alcohol use disorders: more men than women heavy drinkers. Smaller parts of brain, less responsive to stimuli, problems with memory and language. Cvd more prevalent weakens muscles of heart, blood vessels. Damages digestive, immune and lose muscle strength, delay menopause. Typical curve of rise/fall of mental/cognitive function depends on mental/physical exercise in certain skill: more exercise, higher peak, less exercise, lower peak in skill, more crystallized abilities moderately exercise, fluid abilities unexercised. Able to improve any skill with exercise but peak able t reach declines with age. Same characteristics linked to increased/decreased risk of heart disease/cancer, linked to maintenance of intellectual skill. Those with cvd, earlier/larger decline in intellectual skills. Physical activity/exercise also factor for good cognitive ability. Memory function: assume memory function decline steadily across adult years. As we age more forgetful but maybe more to remember than when we were young more tasks/demands.