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Journal. At what age do you consider a person old? Why?. Physical Cognitive (thinking) Social. Adulthood Changes. Hair turns gray Skin wrinkles Menopause - 45-50, can’t have children 90% of all adults get married 40%-60% end in divorce People in their 40s still have sex
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Journal At what age do you consider a person old? Why?
Physical • Cognitive (thinking) • Social Adulthood Changes
Hair turns gray • Skin wrinkles • Menopause - 45-50, can’t have children • 90% of all adults get married • 40%-60% end in divorce • People in their 40s still have sex • 18-30 is physical peak of a person Physical
People get smarter as they get older. • Experience is a great teacher. • However, reaction time is slowed. Cognitive
Personality does not change. • “I am the same person I was at 15.” Social And Personality
Entering Adult World (22-28)- prove he’s a man • Age Thirty Crisis - feels many areas in life are bad • Settling Down (36-40) -Crisis is handled • Midlife Transition -becomes a mentor to a younger man • Middle Adulthood (45-50) -Man is happy where he is Male Development
Empty-Nest Syndrome – not traumatic for women, more traumatic for men. -Women feel more free -Depends on happiness of marriage • Depression – most common among middle aged women • -menopause, marriage problems Female Development
Physical and mental decline are inevitable! • Ageism – prejudice or discrimination against old people. Decremental Model of Aging
Physical strength and senses decline. • (31% of American Adults are obese) • Important to establish healthy lifestyles at a young age, it will continue for the rest of your life. • 35% of elderly have at least one chronic disease • Most common diseases – heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis. • Most common cause of death – heart disease, cancer, and strokes Health
Let’s be brief, I “guess” old people have sex…let’s move on Sexual Activity
Loss of friends and family • Loss of spouse • Loss of control – physical and external • AARP – American Association of Retired Persons -organization to help old people. Adjusting to Old Age
Senile Dementia – decrease is mental abilities experienced by some old people • Alzheimer’s Disease – most common form of senile dementia. • - 4.5 million people Mental Disease
Draw a picture of an older person (over 60) that is important to you. • Then describe them in a paragraph. • Tell me things they do, what’s important to them, and why they are important to you. Draw and Write