Adulthood
Bio Adolescence Adulthood & Death Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Lifespan Development! Psych o Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying We are here Bio/ Psycho/ Social
Adulthood All physical abilities essentially peak by our mid twenties.
Adulthood Then is all goes downhill.
Physical Milestones Menopause: the natural ending of a woman’s ability to reproduce. Include physical symptoms led by a lack of estrogen. Men do not experience anything like menopause.
Life Expectancy Life Expectancy keeps increasing- –71 years Women outlive men by about 4 years. But more men are conceived 126 to 100. Then 105 to 100 by birth. In other words, men die easier.
Sensory Abilities
Health Bad news: is as we get older our immune system weakens, thus we become more susceptible to life threatening ailments (cancer). Good News: because older build up a collection of antibodies throughout the years, they get minor colds less often.
Alzheimer’s Disease Runs its course in 5 to 20 years. Deterioration of neurons that produce the neurotransmitter…. anges.asphttp:// anges.asp ts_and_figures.asphttp:// ts_and_figures.asp Acetylcholine
Bio Adolescence Adulthood & Death Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Lifespan Development! Psych Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying We are here Bio/ Psycho/ Social
Cognitive Changes Difference between recognition and recall. Recognition remains stable. Recall declines with old age.
What Happens to Intelligence? Cross-sectional studies show decline. Longitudinal Studies show consistency.
Types of Intelligence Crystallized Intelligence Accumulated knowledge. Increases with age. Fluid Intelligence Ability to solve problems quickly and think abstractly. Peaks in the 20’s and then decreases over time.
Bio Adolescence Adulthood & Death Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Lifespan Development! Psych Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying We are here Bio/ Psycho/ Social
Social Clock Culturally preferred timing of certain events.
Love and Marriage
Death Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Death/Grief. 1.Denial 2.Anger 3.Bargaining 4.Depression 5.Acceptance