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Middle Adulthood ( 35 to 65 years)
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Today parents are _____ when their first borns leave and _______ when the last one does
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older; younger
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Today parents are _____ when their first borns leave and _______ when the last one does
older; younger
Middle adulthood is
a phenomenon of the 20th century
Parents may now need to do what since they are no longer actively parenting?
adjust their own self concepts and life styles
what become more important during middle adulthood
Marital relationships
Fewer individuals _______ during this age compared to previous generations
Die
__________ are better educated than any previous generation and more of them are working outside of home
women
True or False
During middle adulthood we are in better shape, more productive and alert than a generation earlier
True
Middle adulthood physical changes are:
* wrinkles
* hair begins to grey
* hair begins to thin
* going bald
Which senses decline during middle adulthood
Vision and Hearing
- reading glasses (40-59)
True or False
A 60-year-old receives only about 40% of the same amount of available light as a 20-year-old. An older person, therefore, may see poorly under dim conditions, and lose both acuity and contrast sensitivity.
True
