1. Life-Span Development Chapter

2. Adolescence:
Transition period from childhood to adulthood From puberty (the start of sexual maturation) to independence

3. Puberty & Physical Development
The period of sexual maturation where the person becomes capable of reproducing
Starts at approximately age 11 in females and age 13 in males
Major growth spurt

4. Sexual Characteristics

5. Primary Sex Characteristics
The body structures that make sexual reproduction possible
Reproductive organs
Ovaries in females
Testes in males

6. Secondary Sex Characteristics
Nonreproductive sexual characteristics
Breasts and hip development in females
Voice quality and facial hair in males

7. Early Adulthood Transitions and the Social Clock

8. Stages of Adulthood

9. Social Clock
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.

10. Physical Changes and Transitions: Middle Adulthood’s Physical Changes

11. Menopause When the menstrual cycle ends
Also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
Usually occurs between age 45 and 55
Does not usually lead to depression

12. Physical Changes and Transitions: Later Adulthood’s Physical Changes

13. Physical Changes: Vision, Smell, Hearing

14. Physical Changes: Hearing

15. Physical Changes and Transitions: Diseases Related to Aging

16. Alzheimer’s Disease
A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical functioning

17. Senile Dementia
Mental disintegration that accompanies alcoholism, tumor, stroke, aging, and most often, Alzheimer's disease

18. Senile Dementia

19. Cognitive Changes and Transitions: Memory

20. Aging and Memory

21. Cognitive Changes and Transitions: Intelligence

22. Fluid Intelligence Ability to reason speedily and abstractly
Can be used to solve novel logic problems
Declines as people get older

23. Crystallized Intelligence
Accumulated knowledge and verbal skills
Tends to increase with age

24. Age and Verbal/Nonverbal Intelligence

25. Social Changes and Transitions
Module 16: Adult and Aging

26. Commitment to Love An important factor in adult happiness
Lasting love includes:
Intimate self-disclosure
Shared emotional and material support
Similar interests and values

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

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

29. 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.

30. Overall Life Satisfaction

31. 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

32. The End

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