Transcript reviewpreviewch15-16

Ch. 15: Cognitive Development
Ch. 16: Emotional & Social Development
in Middle Adulthood
with a review of
Physical Development
Physical Development in Middle
Adulthood – eyes and ears
• Describe the general trend of physical development in
middle adulthood.
• “By the 40s, difficulty reading small print is common …
by age 50, the accommodative ability of the lens is 1/6
of what it was at age 20 … (and) the eye rapidly
becomes more farsighted between the ages of 40 and
60.” Why? What do we call this?
• Most adult-onset hearing impairments are (age-related
/ hereditary), a condition called
___________________________.
Physical – skin, muscle-fat makeup and
skeleton
• In middle adulthood, it is common for body fat to
(decrease / increase) and lean body mass to
(decrease / increase).
• (Men / Women) are especially susceptible to loss
in bone mass in middle adulthood. Explain your
answer.
Physical – reproduction and sexuality
• (Climacteric / Menopause) is the midlife transition in
which fertility declines. In women, this transition
concludes with (climacteric / menopause), the end of
menstruation and reproductive capacity.
• True or False: Men’s reproductive capacity does not
change as they age.
• Frequency of sexual activity declines (slightly /
dramatically) in middle adulthood.
• “(T)he best predictor of sexual frequency is marital
happiness, an association that is probably
bidirectional.” What does this mean?
Physical – death and staying healthy
• True or False: The leading causes of death
show little change from early adulthood to
middle adulthood.
• What are three things one can do throughout
adulthood to stay as healthy as possible?
• What is meant by hardiness?
Physical and Social & Emotional
Development in Middle Adulthood
Ch. 15: Cognitive
• Changes in mental ability:
crystallized and fluid
intelligence
• Information processing
• Adult learners
Ch. 16: Social & Emotional
• Erikson’s Theory:
Generativity vs.
Stagnation
• Other Psychosocial:
Levinson and Valliant
• Midlife crisis
• Self-concept and
personality
• Relationship at midlife
• Vocational life