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Developmental Psychology - Middle Adulthood Part 1
This deck covers key concepts and changes experienced during middle adulthood, including physical, cognitive, and emotional aspects.
years between ages 40 and 65 o Middle age can be a time of decline and loss, or it can be a time of mastery, competence, and growth o “Afternoon of Life” – Carl Jung o Balancing work and relationship responsibilities in the midst of physical and psychological changes associated with aging
o Middle Adulthood
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Definition
years between ages 40 and 65 o Middle age can be a time of decline and loss, or it can be a time of mastery, competence, and growth o “Afternoon of Life” – Carl Jung o Balancing work and relationship responsibilities in the midst of physical and psychological changes associated with aging
o Middle Adulthood
o Age-related visual problems occur mainly in five areas: near vision, dynamic vision, sensitivity to light, visual search, and speed of processing visual information
Physical Changes
difficulty focusing on near objects
o Presbyopia
nearsightedness
o Myopia
gradual hearing loss
o Presbycusis • Men experience hearing loss quickly than women • Noise experienced at the work site
minimum amount of energy that your body needs to maintain vital functions while resting
o Basal Metabolism
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
years between ages 40 and 65 o Middle age can be a time of decline and loss, or it can be a time of mastery, competence, and growth o “Afternoon of Life” – Carl Jung o Balancing work and relationship responsibilities in the midst of physical and psychological changes associated with aging | o Middle Adulthood |
o Age-related visual problems occur mainly in five areas: near vision, dynamic vision, sensitivity to light, visual search, and speed of processing visual information | Physical Changes |
difficulty focusing on near objects | o Presbyopia |
nearsightedness | o Myopia |
gradual hearing loss | o Presbycusis • Men experience hearing loss quickly than women • Noise experienced at the work site |
minimum amount of energy that your body needs to maintain vital functions while resting | o Basal Metabolism |
the maximum volume of air the lungs can draw in and expel – may begin to diminish at about age of 40 | o Vital Capacity |
when a woman permanently stop ovulating and menstruating and can no longer conceive a child | o Menopause • One year after the last menstrual period |
– beginning of menopause; woman’s production of mature ova begins to decline, and the ovaries produce less estrogen | • Perimenopause (Climacteric) • Hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances, mood disturbances, urinary incontinence, cognitive disturbances, somatic symptoms, sexual dysfunction |
high blood pressure, increasing important concern from midlife and the world’s leading preventable cause of early death | o Hypertension |
mature onset, the most common type; develops after age 30; glucose levels rise because the cells lose their ability to use insulin | o Type 2 Diabetes |
juvenile-onset, or insulin-dependent, in which the levels of blood sugar rises because the body does not produce enough insulin | o Type 1 Diabetes |
– bones become thin and brittle as a result of calcium depletion (due to falling of estrogen levels) | o Osteoporosis • Good lifestyle habits can reduce risk, if started early in life |
diagnostic x-ray of the breasts | • Mammography |
treatment with artificial estrogen | • Hormone Therapy |
the damage that occurs when perceived environmental demands or stressors exceed a person’s capacity to cope with them | o Stres |
the damage that occurs when perceived environmental demands or stressors exceed a person’s capacity to cope with them | o Stress • Stress in midlife may come from role changes, career transitions, grown children leaving home, and the renegotiation of family relationships • Women experience more stress than men and to be more concerned about stress • The classic stress response – fight or flight – may be more characteristic of men, activated in part by testosterone |
– ability to solve novel problems, such as problems that require little or no previous knowledge | o Fluid Intelligence • Peak in young adulthood • Many older adults perform in the real world at high levels despite declines in fluid intelligence |
ability to remember and use information acquired over a lifetime, such as academics | o Crystallized Intelligence • Increase through middle age and often until the end of life |
form of crystallized intelligence that is related to the process of encapsulation | • Specialized Knowledge or Expertise |