Transcript Objective 11-1

Module 11
Objective 11-1
Physical Changes in Middle
Adulthood
• Muscular strength, reaction time, sensory
abilities, and cardiac output begin to decline
in the late twenties.
• Usually noticeable in athletic people.
• Menopause: The time of natural cessation of
menstruation; also refers to the biological
changes a woman experiences as her ability to
reproduce declines.
• Around age 50, menopause ends women's
period of fertility, but they may continue to
enjoy a satisfying sex life. Most women do not
experience depression of other psychological
problems with menopause.
• Men do not undergo a similar sharp drop in
hormone levels of fertility. Although they do
experience a more gradual decline in sperm
count and testosterone level.
• Some experience psychological distress
related to their perception and declining in
physical capacities.