Adulthood
Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Adolescence 3 Big Qs Bio/ Psycho/ Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social Lifespan Development! Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Adolescence Types of Studies Adulthood & Death Social Bio Psycho *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid We are here
Adulthood All physical abilities essentially peak by our mid twenties.
Then is all goes downhill. 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 Acetylcholine Runs its course in 5 to 20 years. Deterioration of neurons that produce the neurotransmitter…. http://www.alz.org/braintour/alzheimers_changes.asp http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_and_figures.asp Acetylcholine
Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Adolescence Psych 3 Big Qs Bio/ Psycho/ Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social Lifespan Development! Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Adolescence Types of Studies Adulthood & Death Social Bio Psych *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid We are here
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.
Crystallized Intelligence Types of Intelligence Crystallized Intelligence Fluid Intelligence Accumulated knowledge. Increases with age. Ability to solve problems quickly and think abstractly. Peaks in the 20’s and then decreases over time.
Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Adolescence 3 Big Qs Bio/ Psycho/ Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social Lifespan Development! Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Adolescence Types of Studies Adulthood & Death Social Bio Psych *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid We are here
Culturally preferred timing of certain events. Social Clock Culturally preferred timing of certain events.
Love and Marriage
Death Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Death/Grief. Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance