mid life and elderly

Question 1

midlide development tasks

Answer 1

Achieving adult responsibilities * Maintain standard of living * Assisting children with transition to
adulthood * Empty nests * Boomerangs
* Support/loss of aging parents * Becoming grandparents * Adjustment to physiological
changes (e.g., menopause)

Question 2

what the main theme of mid life

Answer 2

am i providing something worthwhile and have i lived in a valuable mean

Question 3

whats the physical development of mid life

Answer 3

getting used to aging and trying to maintain the body well for old age. also see chronic illness emerge

Question 4

cognitive development in mid life

Answer 4

its downfall at this time, decrease in working memory, processing speed, inhibition, rate of learning,
want 7-10 hours sleep
decrease in knowledge related tasks

Question 5

social development of mid life

Answer 5

see the rare mid life crisis, adapting to the social change of parent to grandparent, stress of childrens lives being in their hands.

Question 6

in older adults 65+ what is the main theme

Answer 6

have i lived a fulfilling life, also the battle with body decline. autonomy vs shame and self doubt and ability

Question 7

whats the 9th stage

Answer 7

In the ninth stage, the psychosocial crises of the eight
stages are faced again, but with the quotient order
reversed.
* “Shame and Doubt vs. Autonomy: Will”
Ninth stage elders face the “shame of lost control” and
doubt “their autonomy over their own bodies”.
* So it is that “shame and doubt challenge cherished
autonomy”

Question 8

social development in oild age

Answer 8

dealing with loss and changing relations as people get ill. possibly caring for a loved one, adjusting to retirement, dealing with “ageism”

Question 9

discuss mental health problems in elderly

Answer 9

Risk factors for mental health problems among older adults * Life stressors * Significant ongoing loss in capacities * Decline in functional ability * Decline in resources * Grief * Health difficulties (bidirectional relationship with mental health) * Isolation * Elder abuse * 1 in 6 older people
We thus need to train to meet mental health needs of older people, and helping them deal with their chronic illnesses they have.