8.12-8.14 Flashcards
Three stages of adulthood:
Young Adulthood, Middle Age, and Late Adulthood.
we revel in peak physical health
Senses are sharp, insecurities wane, and cognitive abilities mature.
Even at this youthful stage, the signs of aging begin to emerge.
20 (Twenties)
Around the eyes and neck, ____ misbehave, contributing to wrinkles. Vision and Hearing: A gradual decline sets in._
Oil Glands:
By age 40, the eye lens hardens, necessitating bifocals.
Bifocal lenses:
Often unnoticed until the 60s or 70s, when hearing aids may be required.
Hearing loss:
= while security and stability prevail, physical aging persists:
Fourties (40)
Middle age brings continued changes
Fifties and Beyond
When women’s ages 40s, ____ occurs when ovulation and menstrual cycle cease altogether.
Menopause
Some women experience “hot flashes” , sudden waves of heat and sweating that disrupt sleep.
Estrogen Decline
The changes during this time are termed the.
climateric
Over 5 to 10 years, women experience.
perimenopause
Around age __, most women cease ovulation, marking the end of their reproductive years.
51
Also known as male menopause, occurs due to a decline in testosterone levels.
It typically begins in the .
Andropause (40)
Smoking, heavy drinking, late nights, and sun exposure leave their marks.
Lifestyle
____ on the body becomes evident in the 40s and 50s._
Wear and tear
High Blood Pressure: Influenced by lifestyle (obesity, stress) and sometimes hereditary factors.
Skin Cancer: A consequence of sun exposure over time.
Heart problems: A leading cause of death.
Arthritis: Joint inflammation and pain.
Obesity: a result of lifestyle and metabolic changes.
Common Health Problems
Breathing interruptions during sleep (open linked to obesity). High Blood Pressure and Apnea: A potential connection.
Sleep Apnea:
Happens as a person ages and is most notable in middle-aged people. Intellectual abilities do not decline but the ability of a person’s mind to process information is slowed down including one’s ability to recall information.
Changes in Memory
The decreased ability to process information is not evidenced by physical decline but rather by the ___ experienced and the amount of information a middle-aged person must go through.
stress
True ___, according to Erikson, is described as “an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care while still maintaining a sense of self” which means that a person is willing to depend on others but still can be independent of people.
intimacy
is the opposite of this where a person has difficulty trusting others and is unsure of their own identity.
Isolation
Those who have someone they can share their intimacy with will find their next focus set on others.
Parenting
Erikson saw this as parenting the next generation which he called ___. ___ is described as “providing guidance to one’s children or the next generation or contributing to the well-being of the next generation through career or volunteer work.”
generativity
Parenting in which the parents are extremely rigid and strict showing no form of warmth to their children. Children raised this way are often insecure, timid, withdrawn, and resentful. During their teenage years, they tend to rebel against their parents in a negative and self-destructive way.
Authoritarian Parenting -
Parenting in which the parents make few if any, demands on their children. Children raised this way are often selfish, immature, dependent, lacking in social skills, and unpopular with their peers.
Permissive Parenting -
The parents outright neglect their children’s behavior ignoring the child and allowing them to do whatever they want to do until it interferes with what the parent wants.
Permissive neglectful -
The parents are too involved in the lives of their children allowing them to do whatever they want and do not limit their behavior nor do they require obedience from their children.
Permissive indulgent -
As people get older and reach the late adulthood stage the urgency of life will dawn on them once the realities of them physically aging and the closeness of one to the end of life. It is during this time when people look back at everything they’ve done in life which is known as a ___
life review.
If a person is content with their life and feels a sense of fullness then they experience ____.____ is described as a “sense of wholeness that comes from having lived a full life possessing the ability to let go of regrets; the final completion of the ego.”
ego integrity
