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Early Adulthood Carolyn R. Fallahi, Ph. D.. How do we study adults versus children? Increases and improvements = children Losses of function and decline.

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1 Early Adulthood Carolyn R. Fallahi, Ph. D.

2 How do we study adults versus children? Increases and improvements = children Losses of function and decline = adults. Physical aging – some examples.  Primary aging versus secondary aging.  Gerontological balance sheet – Alan Welford (1993).

3 Reproductive Capacity How does that change with aging? McFalls (1990) Issues Fertility issues with men

4 Immune System functioning Two key organs: thymus gland and bone marrow  Create 2 types of cells, B cells and T cells  T cells = internal threats  B cells = external threats  Changes in the thymus gland  Primary or secondary aging?

5 Widowed adults Problems with immune system functioning Chronic stress

6 Normal aging or cumulative stress? Immune system Physical health and disease Chronic problems The role of education Social class differences: James et. al. (1992)

7 Differences in mental health rates New roles Cognitive functioning IQ issue: Werner Schaie and the Seattle Longitudinal Study (1996) Cattell and Horn’s:  Crystallized intelligence  Fluid intelligence  Memory functioning

8 Depression Women versus Men Rotter: differences between internal and external locus of control orientations Martin Seligman: Learned Helplessness theory Learned Optimism

9 Sense of control and health Study: Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer (1977): mortality rates of nursing home residents.

10 Erik Erikson: finding a partner The importance of intimacy South (1991) 2000 unmarried adults. What are they looking for? The role of attachment.  Cindy Hazan and Philip Shaver (1987)  Sample of 600 adults  secure / avoidant / anxious or ambivalent

11 Love Sternberg (1987)  Intimacy  Passion  commitment

12 Marriage Ted Huston (1994)  168 couples in their first marriage  What changes in marriage?  What makes a good marriage?  The role of conflict  Should we live together first? Research on cohabitation. Bumpass et. al.  Homosexual partnerships.


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