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Adulthood

Ch. 5. Adulthood. Journal 19. How are you going to be different as an adult compared to now? (10 sent.). Physical Changes. At your peak age 18-30 Faster, agile, stronger, healthier As you age, technique/experience has more value than physical ability

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Adulthood

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  1. Ch. 5 Adulthood

  2. Journal 19 • How are you going to be different as an adult compared to now? (10 sent.)

  3. Physical Changes • At your peak age 18-30 • Faster, agile, stronger, healthier • As you age, technique/experience has more value than physical ability • Thinner hair, lose weight, drier/looser skin • Eyesight & hearing worsen

  4. Scale of Adulthood • Early adulthood: 20s • Peak physical ability and health • Middle adulthood: 30s-40s • Less active, gain weight, strength decreases • Late adulthood: 50s-60s • Bone loss, joints start aching, less sensitive & efficient • Old age: 70+ • Nerve connections falter, bone density decreases

  5. Health • Proper health as an adolescent can lead to healthier life as an adult • Fewer diseases, appear younger • Smoking, drinking, inactivity lead to major health problems later in life (heart disease, cancer, hardening of the liver [cirrhosis]

  6. Marriage • Majority of people get married • Benefits? • Nearly 50% of marriages end in divorce (in US) • Why? • Critical conflicts (not constructive) • Failures of communication skills • Money issues • As you get older, yes, you do still have sex

  7. Cognitive Changes • In early adult-life able to problem solve quicker than in adolescence • However, reaction time slows as you age although you can still acquire more skills and knowledge with experience • Typically peak around mid-40s

  8. Social & Personality Changes • Throughout the years, a person’s character does not change much • You will be similar to how you thought of yourself as an adolescent • As an adult, must face new challenges

  9. Mid-life (Crisis?) Men Women More freedoms, opportunities in middle life Re-enter work force No more kids @ home, “empty nest” Higher rates of depression due to role changing • 22-28: figuring out role between adolescent and adult • 30s: re-examine earlier life structure, unsatisfied • 40s: “becoming your own man,” concerned with past and future • Generativity: wanting to use your knowledge • Stagnation: wanting to hold on to the past

  10. Journal 20 • Why is talking about death difficult to do? (10 sent)

  11. Death and Dying 5.3

  12. What do you have to consider with death? • Biological • Social • Legal

  13. Five Stages of Grief • Denial • Anger • Bargaining • Depression • Acceptance

  14. De Nile

  15. Denial

  16. Anger

  17. Bargaining

  18. Depression

  19. Acceptance

  20. Eulogy Homework • A eulogy is a speech given by a close friend or family member, at a funeral, that honors the life of the individual who died. Your assignment is to write your own eulogy. Write a speech that would be given at your own funeral.

  21. Would you rather live forever or die in 3 months? • How would you change your life if you knew the exact time and date of your death?

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