1. Warm Up What is the most important thing you have learned this unit?

2. Adulthood and Aging

3. Social Clock The culturally (society’s) preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement The “best” timing for certain life events The timing varies from culture to culture.

4. Emerging Adulthood Developmental period between adolescence and adulthood

5. Physical Changes and Transitions: Later Adulthood’s Physical Changes Module 6: Adult and Aging

6. Physical Changes: Vision

7. Physical Changes: Sense of Smell

8. Physical Changes: Hearing

10. Cognitive Changes and Transitions: Memory Module 6: Adult and Aging

11. Aging and Memory

12. Cognitive Changes and Transitions: Intelligence Module 6: Adult and Aging

13. Fluid Intelligence One’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly Can be used to solve novel logic problems Declines as people get older

14. Crystallized Intelligence One’s accumulated knowledge and verbal skills Tends to increase with age

15. Age and Verbal/Nonverbal Intelligence

16. Social Changes and Transitions: Life’s Commitments Module 6: Adult and Aging

17. Commitment to Marriage 90% of the population gets married 50% divorce rate 75% of those who have divorced remarry

18. Commitment to Children Children result in a change in the marital relationship Potential disagreement on the division of labor with children

19. Empty Nest The change married couples go through as a result of their children leaving home Not necessarily a negative event for couples

20. A Lifetime of Well-Being Module 6: Adult and Aging

21. Overall Life Satisfaction Most studies show the elderly as happy and satisfied with life. People tend to mellow with age. Most regrets focus on what the person didn’t do rather than mistakes they have made in life.

22. Overall Life Satisfaction

23. Death and Dying Module 6: Adult and Aging

24. Death and Dying In general, anxiety about dying tends to decrease in late adulthood Kubler-Ross stages of dying –Denial –Anger –Bargain –Depression –Acceptance Not universally demonstrated

25. Reactions to Death Reactions to death are different from culture to culture. Attitudes toward death and dying are changing in the United States. --more openness --facing death with dignity; hospice helps

26. The End (but only if you’re an atheist…)

27. Review RAFT: Role: One of Erikson’s Stages Audience: YOU Format: Angry e-mail Theme: Why can’t you get over me?

28. Example Dear Ms. Coleman, Really? Come on! It’s been 18 years already. Just because your parents didn’t let you explore when you were a child DOESN’T MEAN you can attach to me and doubt everything for the rest of your life. GET OVER ME ALREADY!!!! –Autonomy v Doubt