1. Good day, bad day, celebrations?
Reminders
Child Observation Day! (4/25 10 a.m)
Volunteers (See me)
Children! (See me)
Sim’s Park
2 REQUIRED FORMS!!! Due prior to 4/25

2. Good day, bad day, celebrations?
Reminders
My MTC Course Evaluation
Final exam: Required, cumulative (60 MC)
Final review sheet
Final review session 5/2
See me with individual cases and concerns. The sooner we talk, the sooner I can help!

3. Identity debrief and research updates
Your hopes and fears, reflection
Millennials
Long-term associations with high school identity and activities

4. Possible selves Become fewer, more modest & concrete with age
May become more time oriented with age
May help with adjustment and self-esteem (diversify!)

5. High school selves and activities
Research updates

6. Middle to Late Adulthood: Health
Over 80% rate as good or excellent
Decline from early adulthood
More chronic diseases vs. early adulthood

7. Managing stress
Reevaluate the situation (remember Dodge’s hostile attributional bias?)
Focus on events you can control
Consider alternatives
Exercise regularly
Constructively reduce anger
Seek social support

8. Hostility and health Expressed hostility Health effects
Frequent angry outbursts
Rudeness, contempt
Disagreeable verbal or nonverbal behavior
Health effects
Cardiovascular problems
Health complaints, illnesses
Depression, dissatisfaction
Unhealthy behaviors

10. Take time to relax!
See Weebly links!

11. Relaxation, mindfulness, meditation
May seem silly, but if not today, it will help you someday….
Important skills that most of us lack.
Try short breaks, PMR, meditation!
Powerful data and support from the
research literature

12. Coping improvements in adulthood
Identifying positives
Postponing action during evaluation
Anticipation and planning (remember to set aside time for reflection!)
Humor
Integrating strengths and weaknesses
Confidence, experience

13. Benefits of Lifelong Learning
Keeps mind sharp
Memory
Self-confidence
Builds on skills you already have
Makes scholarship a habit
Lifelong learners are happier and healthier!

14. Become a Lifelong Learner!
Keeps mind and body engaged
Primary goal at MTC and beyond…
Why you should read
Why you should learn that you can teach yourself most anything!
Why it is important to continue to challenge yourself, try new things, build new knowledge

15. You are Going to be fine… Talented Fortunate Capable Respected
Important resources
Going to be great!

16. Epilogue and take homes
Question assumptions
Be a critical consumer
(Good) Research is
very important
Find what you are good
at and like
Anything else you
want to know or need help?
Take a card and me!

17. Epilogue and take homes
Development is complicated
Social problems abound
Change is inevitable
Make it positive, do it now
Talk to kids
Thank you!!!
My commitment does not end today:
Let me know if I can help in the future!
Congratulations and
best of luck!