1. Adulthood

2. Bio Adolescence Adulthood & Death Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Lifespan Development! Psych o Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying We are here Bio/ Psycho/ Social

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

4. 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 100. 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 Runs its course in 5 to 20 years. Deterioration of neurons that produce the neurotransmitter…. http://www.alz.org/braintour/alzheimers_ch anges.asphttp://www.alz.org/braintour/alzheimers_ch anges.asp http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_fac ts_and_figures.asphttp://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_fac ts_and_figures.asp Acetylcholine

11. Bio Adolescence Adulthood & Death Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Lifespan Development! Psych Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying We are here Bio/ Psycho/ Social

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. Types of Intelligence Crystallized Intelligence Accumulated knowledge. Increases with age. Fluid Intelligence Ability to solve problems quickly and think abstractly. Peaks in the 20’s and then decreases over time.

16. Bio Adolescence Adulthood & Death Pre-natal, Infancy, Childhood Lifespan Development! Psych Social Bio/ Psycho/ Social *Physical Decline *Menopause *Sensory Decline *Life Expectancy *Alzheimer's *Memory Loss *Intelligence Loss? Crystallized v Fluid *Social Clock *Commitments (Marriage & Work) Death & Dying We are here Bio/ Psycho/ Social

17. Social Clock Culturally preferred timing of certain events.

18. Love and Marriage

19. Death Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Death/Grief. 1.Denial 2.Anger 3.Bargaining 4.Depression 5.Acceptance