In a study comparing the brains of adults at various ages (Coleman, 1986),from the forties through the seventies the

_____ illness often follows a pattern of an acute period that may require hospitalization, followed by a longer period of remission, and then repetitions of this pattern.

Lower cognitive abilities are observed in older adults with less/fewer _____ than those with more.

Which of the following is a reason for the longevity of persons living in Okinawa?

How does the brain’s weight and volume change with age?

Selective optimization with compensation theory states that successful aging is related to three main factors:

Erikson believed that people who experience isolation in early adulthood and stagnation in middle adulthood are more likely to experience _____ in late adulthood.

Which of the following biological reasons explains women’s increased resistance to infections and degenerative diseases?

According to Levinson, the transition to middle adulthood requires that the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts. Which of the following is one of these conflicts?

The average adult in middle adulthood _____ height and _____ weight.