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9: Middle Adulthood

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    Learning Objectives

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    At the end of this lesson, you will be able to

    • Explain trends in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.

    • List developmental tasks of midlife.

    • Summarize physical changes that occur in midlife.

    • Explain physical changes that occur during menopause.

    • Describe variations in cultural responses to menopause.

    • Contrast menopause and andropause.

    • Explain the relationships between the climacteric and sexual expression.

    • Discuss the impact of exercise on health in midlife.

    • Describe the ideal diet for middle aged adults.

    • Describe cognitive development in midlife.

    • Compare midlife students with younger students and their approach to learning.
    • Contrast the expert and the novice.

    • Evaluate the notion of the midlife crisis.

    • Define kinkeeping and the impact of caregiving.

    • Describe Erikson's stage of generativity vs. stagnation.

    • Compare types of singles.

    • Contrast intrinsic and utilitarian marriages.

    • Classify types of marriages based on Cuber and Harroff's model.

    • Discuss communication in marriage.

    • Describe the stations of divorce.

    • Discuss issues related to recoupling including remarriage and cohabitation.

    • Describe personality changes in midlife.

    • Discuss work related issues in midlife.


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