https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment middle & late adulthood stages en-us 2018-03-27 03:09:51 UTC 2023-05-17 01:52:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png hernandez_michelle https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246345234 -Life Span Theory focuses on hereditary and environmental influences
-Adaptation continues from birth to death 
-Throughout life, there will be gains and losses so adapting is important for growth, resilience and regulation of loss 
-After age 30 or so, the Big 5 personality traits set in: 
 -neuroticism
 -extraversion
 -openness
 -agreeableness
 -conscientiousness 


]]> 2018-03-27 03:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246345234 hernandez_michelle https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246351479 -Decline in sensory ability
-Decline in reproductive ability
-Skin starts to wrinkle and sag
-Weight gain is common

-Improvements and declines occur cognitively 
-Decline in processing speed
-Increase in procedural knowledge
-Working memory declines

-Adults in midlife need continuing intimacy and genrativity
-Marriages and friendships are important= Happier Adults
-Family life cycle begins with mate selection leading up to commitment and blending of families
-Becoming parents
-Transition of renegotiation of the marital relationship takes place 
-Aim towards successful parenting dependent on parent's age, personality, coping skills
-Parenting can be rewarding and stressful at the same time
-Self development in adulthood means they're facing with the fact that this is the life they're living
-Genrativity vs. stagnation: life's purpose by producing for the next generation ]]> 2018-03-27 04:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246351479 hernandez_michelle https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246353022 -Older adults seem to adapt to old age fairly well
-Decline in physical systems
-Arthritis is common in older adults

-Executive functions start to decline
-Depending on overall health, so does their cognitive functioning

-Networks such as friends and family members seem to decline
-Successful development means finding ways of enhancing achievement of goals not yet accomplished
-Acquire wisdom
-Emotion regulation seems to increase ]]> 2018-03-27 04:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246353022 hernandez_michelle https://padlet.com/hernandez_michelle/adulthooddevelopment/wish/246355005 -Self determination theory focuses on three needs that motivate adaptation: 
    -Autonomy
    -Competence
    -Relatedness
-With old age, adults will face ego integrity vs. despair: where they will reflect on their life and if they have lived a meaningful life

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