1. The Aging Experience
 Middle Adulthood (40-65)
Transitions: Critical changes that occur at all stages of life.
(Example- Graduating high school, etc…)
Generativity: Shifts of attention away from one self in the present to concern for future generations.
 ( Ability to take care of another person)
Physical transitions
Menopause: Is the stopping of ovulation & menstruation that results from hormone changes. (Ages 45-55)
~During menopause women experience:
*Night sweats
*Hot flashes
*Can not get pregnant

2. Mental & Emotional Transitions
~Question ones self:
Ex: Have they met their goals?
Have they made positive differences in others lives?
Do they feel loved and valued?
 Social Transitions
~Adapt to death of loved ones
~Children growing up
Empty Nest Syndrome: Feelings of despair or loneliness that accompany children’s leaving home and entering adulthood.

3. Integrity: Feeling of wholeness and contentment.
Late Adulthood (65+)
~Retirement from workplace
Physical changes:
~Organ functions slow down
~Immune system becomes less effective
~Many diseases occur: cancer, heart disease
~Alzheimers- mental deterioration. Caused by brain cell death
~Parkinsons- muscle function loss
Emotional & Social Changes:
Integrity: Feeling of wholeness and contentment.
~Achieve integrity by:
*Keeping relationships
*Committing to a cause (religion, family)