The Accelerated Loss of Cognitive Abilities in the Last Years

question 78

Multiple Choice

The accelerated loss of cognitive abilities in the last years of life is called

• A) neurogenesis.
• B) terminal decline.
• C) brain plasticity.
• D) menopause.

Understand the concept of stress and the various physiological and psychological responses associated with it.

Identify and describe the gender differences in stress responses, specifically the tend-and-befriend response versus the fight-or-flight response.

Analyze the types of social support and evaluate their effectiveness in stress reduction.

Critically assess how individual perceptions affect the helpfulness of different social support efforts.

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Definitions:

Gender Role

Socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Cross-Sex Hormone Treatments

Cross-sex hormone treatments are medical procedures that use hormones to help individuals transitioning align their physical appearance more closely with their gender identity.

Transgender

Identifying as a gender that does not correspond to one's biological sex assigned at birth.