Adulthood and Aging

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Adulthood and Aging

• Module 06

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Social Clock

• The culturally (societys) preferred timing of
  social events such as marriage, parenthood, and
  retirement
• The best timing for certain life events
• The timing varies from culture to culture.

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Emerging Adulthood

• Developmental period between adolescence and
  adulthood

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Physical Changes and Transitions Middle
Adulthoods Physical Changes

• Module 6 Adult and Aging

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Menopause

• The time of natural cessation of menstruation
• Referred to as the biological changes a woman
  experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
• Usually occurs between age 45 and 55
• Does not usually lead to depression

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Physical Changes and Transitions Later
Adulthoods Physical Changes

• Module 6 Adult and Aging

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Physical Changes Vision
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Physical Changes Sense of Smell
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Physical Changes Hearing
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Physical Changes Hearing
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Cognitive Changes and Transitions Memory

• Module 6 Adult and Aging

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Aging and Memory
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Cognitive Changes and Transitions Intelligence

• Module 6 Adult and Aging

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Fluid Intelligence

• Ones ability to reason speedily and abstractly
• Can be used to solve novel logic problems
• Declines as people get older

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Crystallized Intelligence

• Ones accumulated knowledge and verbal skills
• Tends to increase with age

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Age and Verbal/Nonverbal Intelligence
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Social Changes and Transitions Lifes
Commitments

• Module 6 Adult and Aging

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Erik Erikson

• Constructed an 8-stage theory of social
  development
• Each stage has its own psychosocial developmental
  task.
• The last 4 stages deal with Adolescence through
  late adulthood.

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Generativity

• Eriksons term for being productive and
  supporting future generations

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Commitment to Work

• Most high school/college students arent sure of
  their career goals.
• Happiness seems to be correlated with work that
  is challenging, provides a sense of
  accomplishment, and is interesting.

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Commitment to Love

• An important factor in adult happiness
• Lasting love includes
• Intimate self-disclosure
• Shared emotional and material support
• Similar interests and values

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Commitment to Marriage

• 90 of the population gets married
• 50 divorce rate
• 75 of those who have divorced remarry

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Commitment to Children

• Children result in a change in the marital
  relationship
• Potential disagreement on the division of labor
  with children

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Empty Nest

• The change married couples go through as a result
  of their children leaving home
• Not necessarily a negative event for couples

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A Lifetime of Well-Being

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Overall Life Satisfaction

• Most studies show the elderly as happy and
  satisfied with life.
• People tend to mellow with age.
• Most regrets focus on what the person didnt do
  rather than mistakes they have made in life.

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Overall Life Satisfaction
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Death and Dying

• Module 6 Adult and Aging

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Death and Dying

• In general, anxiety about dying tends to decrease
  in late adulthood
• Kubler-Ross stages of dying
• Denial
• Anger
• Bargain
• Depression
• Acceptance
• Not universally demonstrated

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Reactions to Death

• Reactions to death are different from culture to
  culture.
• Attitudes toward death and dying are changing in
  the United States. --more
  openness
  --facing death with dignity hospice helps

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The End