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Unit 5

Unit 5. Chapter 12: Adulthood. Warm up 02/19. What does it mean to be an adult?. Young Adulthood. ages 20-40 learning to be independent Reassessment - in 30s reevaluating decisions am I on the right path? might make a new life path around the age most get married. Settling Down

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Unit 5

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  1. Unit 5 Chapter 12: Adulthood

  2. Warm up 02/19 • What does it mean to be an adult?

  3. Young Adulthood • ages 20-40 • learning to be independent • Reassessment - in 30s • reevaluating decisions • am I on the right path? • might make a new life path • around the age most get married

  4. Settling Down • focus on advancing careers • more people postponing marriage and kids until mid-30s • Marriage/Relationships • more likely to last with stability • Erikson- without intimate relationships you will be isolated & lonely

  5. Marriage/Relationships • patriarchy - men dominate families • couple more likely to share in responsibilities • marrying for love was not always the case • choosing a spouse • generally marry people similar to you • roughly the same age (usually)

  6. Divorce • Causes • “no-fault” divorce laws • easier to get a divorce? • increased economic independence for women • unrealistic expectations of marriage • financial burden • the standard of living of one person likely to fall • child support & alimony

  7. Divorce • children of divorce • step-families create new dynamics • stressful for the children regardless of age

  8. 10 year plan You already wrote a letter to yourself…now it’s time to put those ideas into a plan. • List the accomplishments you would like to achieve in the next 10 years • include school, career, family, hobbies, etc.

  9. Chapter 12 Vocab • patriarchy • generativity • midlife crisis • empty-nest syndrome • menopause • programmed theories • hospice • bereaved • cellular damage theories • cross-linking • dementia • senile dementia • Alzheimer’s disease • ego integrity • euthanasia • living wills

  10. Warm up 02/24 • What is a midlife crisis? • Do you think that they are common?

  11. Middle Adulthood • ages ~40-65 • Generativity • the ability create, originate, and produce • maintain and enhance self-esteem • career, family, & community • no generativity = stagnation • lack of achievement or development

  12. Transition • “how many years do I have left?” • crisis vs. age mastery • decided what to do with the remainder of their lives • “middlescence” • search for new identity

  13. Empty-Nest Syndrome • feeling of loss parents feel when their children leave • allow women to set new personal goals

  14. Menopause • end of menstruation (late 40s -50s) • hormonal changes • mood swings & irritability • men have a decline in testosterone

  15. Warm up 12/03 • What identity status involves delaying making decisions? • What identity status involves not being committed to a set of personal beliefs? • What identity status involves making decisions that leave out other paths?

  16. Late Adulthood • 65+ • Physical Changes • wrinkles • brittle bones

  17. Why do people age? • programmed theories • predetermined course of aging • heredity • Cellular Damage Theories • malfunctioning cells • environment influences aging

  18. Cognitive Changes • Senile Dementia • loss of cognitive function • Alzheimer’s • not a normal part of aging • Vascular Dementia • bursting blood vessel in brain

  19. Social Changes • Retirement • Grandparenthood • Living Arrangements • “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” • most are independent

  20. Successful Aging • ego integrity • maintaining dignity • adjustment • more adjusted = happier • self-challenge leads to more fulfilling older life

  21. Write a letter to yourself... • It can be whatever you want • things to consider • musical tastes • television • goals • family planning • Self-address the back ...I will mail it to you in ~10 years.

  22. Warm up 02/26 • What is death? • Why are most people afraid to die?

  23. Death and Dying • Stages of Dying - Kübler-Ross • Denial • Anger • Bargaining • Depression • Acceptance

  24. Dying with Dignity • Hospice - patients and families given physical & emotional support dealing with terminal illness • euthanasia - mercy killing • physician assisted suicides • Living Wills • pulling the plug

  25. Funeral • fairly expensive • could leave loved ones in debt • Bereavement • mourning • sudden deaths - families go through stages of death

  26. An artist’s interpretation of death Death is not the opposite of life; it exists as a part of them. • Toru Watanabe, from Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood (1987). The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. • Mark Twain

  27. STUDY GUIDE!

  28. Write your own eulogy • What do you want people to say about you when you are gone? • How would you want to be described? • Write at least a paragraph.

  29. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/livingold/view/

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