Development in Adulthood and Midlife

Question 1

Can personality adjust and grow after midlife?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

Is cognitive decline in inevitable as you age?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

When does biological function and physical performance reach their peak?

Answer 3

20-35

Question 4

When does biological function and physical performance start to wane?

Answer 4

After 35

Question 5

When does strength peak?

Answer 5

25

Question 6

When does strength plateau?

Answer 6

35-40

Question 7

When do females reach their peak fertility?

Answer 7

Early 20s

Question 8

What is Erikson’s young adult stage?

Answer 8

Conflict: intimacy vs isolation
Solution: love and friendship

Question 9

What is Erikson’s middle adulthood stage?

Answer 9

Conflict: generativity vs stagnation
Solution: care and productivity

Question 10

What is emerging adulthood?

Answer 10

New developmental stage between adolescence and adulthood with distinct characteristics

Question 11

What are the ages of emerging adulthood?

Answer 11

18-25

Question 12

What is emerging adulthood focused on?

Answer 12

Identity formation/consolidation

Question 13

What are the possible impacts of physical health on the emerging adulthood developmental stage?

Answer 13

More dependent on other people for care
Financial burden of medication
Increased stress
Affects relationships

Question 14

How do different ageing cohorts’ developmental conditions compare?

Answer 14

Different

Question 15

What are the most frequently cited turning points in mid-life?

Answer 15

Awareness of growth and development
Awareness of need to change in future
Asserting control over choices and direction in life but discovering limits of control

Question 16

What are the five facets of the five-factor model of personality?

Answer 16

Neuroticism
Openness
Agreeableness
Consciesntiousness
Extraversion

Question 17

What is menopause?

Answer 17

Defined retrospectively after 12 months of amenorrhoea

Question 18

What varies in menopause according to culture?

Answer 18

Meanings and attitudes to menopause

Question 19

What may underlie the symptoms/experience of menopause?

Answer 19

Lifestyle factors

Question 20

What part of menopause is associated with depression?

Answer 20

Could be perimenopausal status, in part because of changing hormones

Question 21

What are the risk factors for midlife depression?

Answer 21

Pre-existing depression
Prior history of troublesome premenstrual symptoms
Many bothersome menopausal symptoms
Negative attitudes towards ageing

Question 22

What do all studies note concerning menopause and anxiety?

Answer 22

Importance of lifestyle variables