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Later Adulthood

Later Adulthood. Brainstorm: 60-74 And 75 plus?. Developmental Tasks. Accepting one’s life Promoting intellectual vigor Redirecting energy toward new goals Developing a point of view about death. For Panel on Wednesday….

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Later Adulthood

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  1. Later Adulthood Brainstorm: 60-74 And 75 plus?

  2. Developmental Tasks • Accepting one’s life • Promoting intellectual vigor • Redirecting energy toward new goals • Developing a point of view about death

  3. For Panel on Wednesday… • Consider your own experiences with grandparents and how it is/was similar to or different from what the text says. • Think about older adults that you know; are they healthy or unhealthy? What has contributed to their wellbeing or poor health? • Read about the psychohistorical perspective. What have you experienced, both individually and as a member of society, that you think will have significance in your older age? What impact might these experiences have on your development into old age?

  4. Defining Healthy and Unhealthy Aging Healthy Active Disease-free Independent Unhealthy Fatigue Sick Inactive Loss of ADLs Successful Aging Avoiding illness Engagement with life High cognitive and physical functioning

  5. Age related changes Some examples • Physical changes • Sensory changes • Stamina, dexterity and balance • Illness • Cognitive changes…yes, but • Neural plasticity continues throughout the lifespan • Physical exercise==blood flow==nourishment • Learning new things keeps the brain healthy and growing • Psychosocial • Role gain and role loss • Increase in losses • Stereotyping and Prejudice

  6. Do we live in an ageist society? • "any attitude, action, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age" (Linda M. Wolfe, Ph.D website) • Over the next two days keep an eye out for examples.

  7. Contributing Factors to Unhealthy Aging • Personality-neuroticism* • Inadequate nutrition* • Disinterest • Limited resources • Physical limitations, e.g. teeth problems • No appetite • Lack of exercise: 60%+ (CDC) of older adults don’t get adequate exercise • Early family adversity *Linked with fatigue

  8. Contributors to healthy aging • Nutrition • Antioxidants improve cognitive function • 5 fruits/vegies a day; even 2 shows a positive effect on cognitive function. • Exercise- physical, psychological, cognitive benefits • Tai Chi 1/week=fewer falls through better balance • Aerobic exercise reduces risk of heart disease, stroke, high bp, etc. • Strength training increases stamina and independence • Balance exercises decrease rate of falls • Activity decreases depression, colon cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis • Social connections • Help with stress management • Meaningful roles • Vaillant’s findings

  9. Vulnerability-Stress Model Individual vulnerability + Stress = Low quality aging

  10. Application of SOC Model • Selection—Optimization--Compensation • Small groups: Nutrition, Physical activity or Social Activity • How might you encourage older adults to select your topic as a priority? • How can the individual’s internal resources be best used? • What limitations exist and what are detours around them?

  11. Very Old Age-75+ • Coping with physical changes of aging • Developing a psychohistorical perspective • Traveling unchartered territory • The Crisis: Immortality vs. Extinction

  12. What is a psychohistorical perspective? Integration of personal and societal experiences in the past with the present situation and future expectations/possibilities. • For 80 year olds (born in 1929) what are some significant historical events? • Consider your time on earth so far. • Significant personal events/experiences? • Significant social events/changes? • Imagine how these might impact you over time.

  13. http://www.theelders.org/elders • How might the psychohistorical perspective of the elders have contributed to their choice to focus on equality of women and girls? • What other connections can you make between their histories and their work? • Consider the basic concepts of psychosocial theory…how are they relevant to the development of the Elders?

  14. Test #4 review • Early Adulthood Personality TheoryFulfillment TheoriesSocial Role Theory • Middle AdulthoodDefine and give examples of generativity and stagnationDevelopmental stages of the family Relationship between generativity/stagnation and family • Older AdulthoodSuccessful aging definedContributions to healthy and unhealthy agingSOC model

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