Adulthood 2/22 Flashcards
Emerging Adulthood
Jeffrey Arnett suggests early ad. its too broad
18-25
-uncertainty/exploration thrive
20s population is at diff stage than 20 year olds of 50 years old
Marriage
Mututal respect is important
Divorce
90% of single parents are mother & children
- support paid/visits decline years after divorce
- divorced parents help by focusing on children instead of each other, not denying child support/visitation
Changes in Middle Adult
- menopause/midlife crisis
- stable career
- gain weight easily
Middle adulthood
40-59
Men become emotionally expressive
-women more assertive/independent
-eyesight/hearing difficulties
Empty nest period
Time after children leave home
- some mothers feel depressed/useless
- women w/o outside activities are more deressed
Menopause
Change of life Biggest symptons -insomnia -hot flashes Small % have physical symptoms
Late Adulthood
Gerontology
60+
The branch of psychology that studies the aging process and the problems of old people
The aging people
Life spans for each species are preprogrammed
Humans will die by 110/115 even w/o disease
As we age, face probs with…
Vision
Hearing
More prone to disease
Memory
Having trouble w ones memory does not happen to all individuals in late adulthood
When (memory loss) does occur
-can be distressing and frustrating
Can have strong negative effect on their self concepts
Can cause anxiety and depression
Intelligence
Does not decline as an individual ages
Old score lower than younger bc
-try too hard/anxious
-test questions might be too small to read
-measures school potential which is irrelevant to old people
Senile dementia
Loss of mental faculties in old age (occurs in 23% of aged population)
Cerebral arteriosclerosis
Blockage of blood vessels to the brain; can result in loss of mental faculties
Alzheimer’s disease
Disease involving loss of chemical nerve cell transmitters and other damage to nerve transmission and results in mental deterioration
-can lead to disruption of speech, personality, memory and body control
Late adulthood concerns
Poor health
Social isolation
Loss of feeling meaningful to society
Retirement
Most like new lives
Individuals who are active before retirement tend to be just as active after they retire
Institutionalization
Only 5% end up in nursing homes
Death
Thanatology
Study of death and methods for coping with it
What are terminally ill people most afraid of
- loss of mastery over themselves
- separation from loved ones
- fear of being replaced by another
Terminally ill usually go
To hospice
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
Five stages of grief
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
Marital satisfaction at its lowest
40s
