2. Adulthood is a time of transition.
It involves shifting priorities and outlooks on
life from adolescence throughout the
remainder of life.
3. Middle aged adults hair starts to turn gray,
Skin gets dry also.
Older aged adults skin becomes wrinkly,
their muscle and fat that have been built up
start to deteriorate.
They lose weight and get shorter. Senses are
also altered.
More stimulation becomes required for each
sense.
4. Good health reflects a life of making choices
exercise, diet, and lifestyle.
avoid cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, and
emotional stress and it will make you look
and feel younger
The 3 most common causes for bad health in
late adulthood are heart disease, cancer, and
drugs.
5. Production of sex hormones drops
tremendously
Stop ovulating
No more menstruating
Cannot conceive
Calmer, confident, and freer
Men don’t change biologically
6. 90 percent of adults in the US will be married at
sometime in their lives
40 to 60 percent of those marriages will end in a
divorce
Success or failure in a marriage depends on 2
things: how couples handle conflicts and how
often couples share intimate and happy moments
Happily married couples and unhappy couples
both argue but happily married couples argue
constructively
Listen, focus, respect.
Do not ignore, deny the conflict, exaggerate
issues, or have ugly fights.
7. Studies have shown that sexual activity does
not automatically decline with age.
Those who are inactive are bored with their
partner, have poor physical condition, or have
an illness.
8. 1) Early adult transition (17-22) - leave adolescence,
make choices for adult life
2) Entering the adult world (22-28) - make initial
choices in love, occupation, friendship, values, and
lifestyle
3) Age 30 transition (28-33) – a lot of changes occur
in this time period, either a moderate change or,
more often, a severe and stressful crisis.
9. 4) Settling down (33-40) - establish a place in
society, have a stable home and children
5) Mid-life transition ( 40-45) -usually a time of
crisis in the meaning, direction, and value of each
person's life. Also at this time, men becoming
increasingly aware of death and they are
reminded of how short life really is. They
become involved in trying to leave a legacy and
this usually forms the core of the second half of
his life.
6) Entering middle adulthood (45-50) - choices
must be made, a new life structure formed.
10. “Empty Nest” syndrome
-women think that the period after the
children are grown is one of the happiest
times of their lives because they reorganize
their lives by focusing on new interests and
activities
- if a women has a warm relationship with
her husband she may find the adjustment
easier.
