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Textbook page 277….answer questions 1-4…graded assignment.

Textbook page 277….answer questions 1-4…graded assignment. The Adult Years. Young Adult: 20-40years. Discussion. You are about to enter young adulthood. What do you think is going to be the best part of these developmental years? Share with your table partner. Essential Question.

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Textbook page 277….answer questions 1-4…graded assignment.

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  1. Textbook page 277….answer questions 1-4…graded assignment.

  2. The Adult Years Young Adult: 20-40years

  3. Discussion • You are about to enter young adulthood. What do you think is going to be the best part of these developmental years? • Share with your table partner.

  4. Essential Question • How does adult development differ from childhood development?

  5. Young Adult • Complete education • Start a career • Raise a family

  6. Physical Development • Physical growth stops • Bones have matured • Still need calcium and weight-bearing exercise • Regular exercise necessary (flexibility, strength, agility) • Peak muscle strength • Vision may decline • Especially depth perception • Hearing loss may begin

  7. Cognitive-Intellectual Development • Gains an abundance of knowledge • Formal education/on-the-job training • Critical thinking is refined • More life experience and practice • Intellectually curios

  8. Psycho-Emotional Development • Early years: increasing independence • Self assured/self aware • Coping skills increased • Establishing lifelong relationships • Genuine concern for the wellbeing of another person

  9. Social Development • Establish careers, marriages, families, homes • Establishing their values • Friendships based on commonalities rather than age • Seek to contribute to society

  10. Healthcare / Aspects of Care • Exercise to prevent bone loss • Balanced diet • Social contact • Stress management • Juggling many aspects of life • Regular health/dental care • Blood pressure, cholesterol, pap smears, breast exams, testicular exams

  11. Discussion • Many moms work outside the home. How do you think this affects their relationship with their children? Do you think children benefit more from having a stay at home mom or a working mom? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pym5t3-hIoM

  12. Homework • Ask a parent AND a grandparent • What has best the best part of your adult years? • What has been the worst part of your adult years? • What piece of advise would you offer to someone about to enter their adult years?

  13. The Middle-Aged Adult 40-65 years

  14. Middle-Aged Adult • Typically active and productive • Begin to notice signs of aging

  15. Physical Development • Female bone loss begins at 35yrs • Male bone loss begins at 65yrs • Diet and exercise important • Muscle strength, endurance, and stamina decline • Weight gain • Female- Menopause around 45-50yrs. • End of menstration • A process over numerous years • Hair grays and thins, wrinkles • Chronic health problems • Hypertension, heart disease, diabetes

  16. Cognitive-Intellectual Development • Brain decreases in size @ age 50 • Information processing slows • Still can learn new information, multitask, and remember old information

  17. Psycho-Emotional Development • Proud and accomplished • Increased sense of loss • Death of friends and family • “Empty nest” syndrome video1video2 • Marriages may disintegrate as family changes • Careers may weaken • Elderly parents may become increasingly dependent • Reflect on their own mortality • Mid-life crisis • video

  18. Social Development • Many things affect the ability of the adult to be social and participate in social activities • Career • Growing children • Aging parents • Need creative social outlets

  19. Healthcare / Aspects of Care • Weight-bearing and aerobic exercise • Balanced nutritional diet • Adequate rest • Social contact very important • Stress management techniques • Regular health and dental check-ups • Checks for : weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose • Mammograms and prostate exams

  20. The Mature Adult Years 65 years and older

  21. Retirement • Has advantages and disadvantages

  22. Physical Development • Body systems age • Geriatrics ~ field of medicine concerned with aging problems • Growing field!

  23. Aging Integumentary System • Thinning and wrinkling skin • Graying and thinning hair • Brittle nails • Slowed healing

  24. Aging Nervous System • Slowed reaction time and thought processing • Decreased blood flow to brain • Short attention span / difficult to multitask • Impaired fine motor skills • Memory loss • Impaired vision and hearing

  25. Aging Musculoskeletal System • Osteoporosis ~ decreased bone density • Increase incidence of fracture • Osteoartritis ~ joint disease • Muscle atrophy • Muscles shrink in size

  26. Aging Cardiovascular System • Decreased cardiac output (amount of blood the heart pumps in one minute) • Arteriosclerosis ~ thickening of the arteries • Heart has to work harder • Orthostatic Hypotension ~ drop in blood pressure when standing or sitting up abruptly • Increase risk of heart disease

  27. Aging Respiratory System • Loss of elasticity of lungs • Ribs become more rigid • Increase shortness of breath

  28. Aging Immune System • General decline • Susceptible to infectious and autoimmune diseases • Cancer • Rheumatoid arthritis

  29. Aging Digestive System • Constipation • Decreased exercise / poor diet • Fecal incontinence • Decreased muscle tone

  30. Aging Urinary System • Changes in kidney function • Loss of voluntary control of urination

  31. Aging Endocrine System • Decreased thyroid function • Loss of estrogen production • Changes in levels of hormones that affect blood pressure and response to stress.

  32. Cognitive-Intellectual Development • Takes longer to process information but can still learn • Long-term memory is more intact than short-term memory • Vast knowledge • Great teachers!

  33. Psycho-Emotional Development • Facing future death, loss of loved ones, loss of career • Individuals who have developed interest outside of their careers may make a smoother transition to retirement • Possible increased dependence on others

  34. Social Development • Increased spirituality • Many still live independently • Many volunteer • Seek relationships with family • Grandchildren often a great source of pleasure

  35. Healthcare / Aspects of Aging • Exercise, balanced diet, naps • Special diets (low sodium, low sugar, ETC) • Sleep for less hours through the night • Social contact needed • Health/dental care • “USE IT OR LOSE IT” an active body & brain prevents loss of function • video

  36. Discuss with a partner…. • What stage are your parents/caregivers in? • (young adult, middle-aged, mature) • Are they suffering from any of the problems associated with aging? Explain • What stage are your grandparents in? • (young adult, middle-aged, mature) • Are they suffering from any of the problems associated with aging? Explain

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