Transcript Objective 11-1

M ADYSON K. KATELYN D.
BRANDON H.
PERIOD: 3
• Physical changes may cause
psychological response depending on
how one views growing older.
• In eastern cultures, aging is a sign of
wisdom, respect, and power.
• In western cultures, everyone wishes
to look youthful and aging may cause
self-esteem issues.
• In result many people spend billions of
dollars in hopes to reverse the aging
process.
• menopause: the time of natural cessation
of menstruation; also refers to the biological
changes a woman experiences as her ability to
reproduce declines.
• menopause usually occurs around age
50 and includes physical symptoms, such as
hot flashes, as well as the reduction of the
hormone estrogen.
• Menopause usually does not cause
psychological problems for women.
• In one MacArthur Foundation study of 3000
midlife adults, most postmenopausal women
recalled "only relief" when their periods stopped;
just 2 percent felt " only regret" (Goode, 1999).
• Men do not experience an equivalent to menopause – no cessation of
fertility or drop in sex hormones.
• However, their testosterone level can plummet which may cause
depression, irritability, insomnia and weakness but can be treated with
testosterone replacement therapy (Sternbach, 1998).
• Some men may also experience psychological distress due to their
perception of decreased virility and physical capabilities.