Theories
It is believed that in order to look and feel younger, adults need to
What is eat healthy, exercise often, deal with stress in a good way, and avoid drugs and alcohol?
Developed the Theory of Cognitive Development
What is Erik Erikson?
The main cause for divorce in the United States.
Example of how the senses weaken in Middle Adulthood.
What is blurred vision, poor hearing, slow reaction time, etc.?
When an adult chooses to hang on to the past.
What is stagnation?
Occurs when the youngest child leaves home
What is Empty Nest Syndrome?
The number of stages that Levinson divides Adulthood into
What is 3 stages?
This percentage of US adults will get married at some point.
What is 90%?
Things that happen to your physical appearance in Middle Adulthood
What is getting more wrinkles, thinning hair, and gray hair?
Prejudice or discrimination against the elderly
What is ageism?
What is 30 years old?
Studied how terminally ill people react to their impending deaths.
What is Elizabeth Kubler-Ross?
True or False: Problem-solving is at it's peak in Young Adulthood.
What is true?
Top 3 causes of death in later adulthood
What is heart disease, cancer, and cirrhosis of the liver?
A condition that destroys a person’s ability to think, remember, relate to others, and care for themselves
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
The BOOM phase stands for
What is "becoming one's own man"?
What is Daniel Levinson?
The age range in which young adults are at their peak.
What is 18-30 years old?
Prevents women from continuing to bear children
What is menopause?
The ability to use accumulated knowledge and learning in appropriate situations
What is crystallized intelligence?
Idea that progressive physical and mental decline are inevitable with age
What is the Decremental Model of Aging?
Kubler-Ross helped develop the study of death and dying which is called
What is thanatology?
The percentage that your body declines each year once you are in your 20s.
What is 1%?
A desire, in middle age, to use one’s accumulated wisdom to guide future generations
What is generativity?
The five stages of adjusting to death or grief
What is denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance?