1. Adulthood

2. 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

3. Adulthood
All physical abilities essentially peak by our mid twenties.

4. Then is all goes downhill.
Adulthood
Then is all goes downhill.

5. 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.

6. Life Expectancy Life Expectancy keeps increasing-
71 years
Women outlive men by about 4 years.
But more men are conceived 126 to Then 105 to 100 by birth. In other words, men die easier.

8. Sensory Abilities

9. 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.

10. Alzheimer’s Disease Acetylcholine Runs its course in 5 to 20 years.
Deterioration of neurons that produce the neurotransmitter….
Acetylcholine

11. 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

12. Cognitive Changes
Difference between recognition and recall. Recognition remains stable. Recall declines with old age.

13. What Happens to Intelligence?
Cross-sectional studies show decline.
Longitudinal Studies show consistency.

15. 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.

16. 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

17. Culturally preferred timing of certain events.
Social Clock
Culturally preferred timing of certain events.

18. Love and Marriage

19. Death Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Death/Grief. Denial Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance