SW 310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Oral Candidiasis, Safe Sex, Osteoporosis
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Chapter 10: biological aspects of young and middle adulthood. For this chapter, young adulthood will encompass ages 18-30. Physical development: physical prime, maximum muscular strength is attained by 25-30, begins gradual decline after that, a decline in visual activity isn"t significant until age 40-45. Typically presbyopia (farsightedness: gradual decline in hearing after age 20. Lifestyle and health: eating breakfast and other meals regularly, moderate eating. Boston, ma: cengage learning: not smoking or drinking heavily, moderate exercise, adequate sleep, low stress. Most common form of cancer among women, except for lung cancer. 80% of all breast lumps are benign: cysts: pouches of fluid, fibroadenoma: more solid, rounded growth of cells resembling scar tissue. Older women more likely: genetic mutations. Specifically, in the genes labeled brca2 and brca1: family history. Previous cases of breast cancer make it more likely to return: race. White women are slightly more at risk to develop it. African american women are more likely to die from it.
