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Adulthood

Adulthood. Physical Changes Physical peak between 18-25yrs strongest, healthiest, quickest reflexes slow steady decline muscle strength declines gradually, down 30% by 70yrs old reaction time slows. Health Problems . Heart disease and cancer most common Smoking

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Adulthood

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  1. Adulthood • Physical Changes • Physical peak between 18-25yrs • strongest, healthiest, quickest reflexes • slow steady decline • muscle strength declines gradually, down 30% by 70yrs old • reaction time slows

  2. Health Problems • Heart disease and cancer most common • Smoking • 30% over weight- 40% more likely chance of dying • abuse of body in adolescents and young adulthood can show up later in middle age

  3. Menopause • 45-50yrs old • women’s production of sex hormone drops off sharply • stops ovulating • can no longer have children

  4. Sexual Behavior • Most young people believe sex drops off drastically after 40 • Not true unless illness or poor relationship • Mental health is key

  5. Intellectual Changes • Increases with age • Experience adds to intelligence

  6. Social and Personality Development • Personality and attitude change less than people think from adolescence to adulthood.

  7. Levinson’s Theory of Male Development • 22-28 entering adult world- novice • Age 30 crisis • questions career, marriage, life • Settling down • end “boom” phase • really making it

  8. Levinson’s Theory of Male Development • Midlife transition 40 • look to past and present • What have I done? • What do I still want to do? • Generativity • the desire to use ones accumulated wisdom to guide the younger generation • Stagnation • Does not move on due to health or poor mental state

  9. Levinson’s Theory of Male Development • Middle Adulthood • satisfies crisis, becomes stable • people look up to them at work

  10. Female Development • Much less studied • Past either career or children • Now 70% of mothers work after children are born • Marry later, have children later • Many have established career before families

  11. Female Development • More emphasis put on looks • “Empty Nest” syndrome • departure of last child from home • Women more likely to suffer from depression • middle aged, highest likelihood

  12. Old Age • Not seen in a positive light in our society • Decremental Age (based on numbers) • Ageism • prejudice against the old

  13. Changes in Health • Health, activities, money key to happiness in old age • Good health in adolescence leads to good health in elderly • Leading cause of death • heart attack, stroke, cancer • Loss of spouse • widowed • Depression after retirement • 1 in 4 suicides is a person of 65

  14. Sexual Activity • Despite popular belief sex does happen with people in their 70’s and 80’s • Negative societal view on elderly people having sex

  15. Adjusting to Old Age • Loss of control of life • Loss of spouse • Loss of friends

  16. Mental Functioning • Intelligence still the same • Memory can fade

  17. Death and Dying • Closed awareness • doctor knows terminal, but does not tell patient • Suspected awareness • when not informed, patient snoops • Thanatology • study of death and dying

  18. Kubler Ross • Denial • Anger • Bargaining • Depression • Acceptance

  19. Hospice • Death, dying

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