Adolescence
Adolescence typically begins during these years
What is 10/12 - 18/22 years old
This is the life stage characterized by identity exploration, self-focus, and possibility
What is Emerging Adulthood
This occurs between early 40s to early 60s
What is Middle Adulthood
This is classified at the oldest of old
What is 85+ years old?
Youth will begin to establish these
What are "adult-like" identities?
This prohibits discrimination and encourages inclusion in public area
What is ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1998 {2008})
A treatment used for women who are experiencing the symptoms of menopause
What is HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)?
The inability to focus on nearby objects
What is Presbyopia?
This theory states that people behave in ways to please others
What is Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - Level 2: Conventional Reasoning
An emotionally distressing experience that overwhelms a person's ability to cope
What is Trauma?
Diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, heart disease
What are common middle adulthood diseases?
A form of dementia that impacts personality. An early symptom includes permanent lost of short-term memory
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
This theory is based on the idea that people think about the consequences of their moral decisions and are not concerned about the opinions of others
This takes several years and several attempts to successfully end
What is Domestic Violence relationships
This theory posits that people are established in their careers, may be successful and have families. They are now questioning what it means to be old.
What is Levinson's theory of Adult Development- Muddle Adult Transition?
The idea that people establish roles and life structures that they continue to build upon and develop as they age
What is Continuity theory?
A teen who exhibits a an intense fear of weight gain, loss of menstruation, and a disturbance in perceived body weight may be diagnosed as
What is: Anorexia Nervosa
This prohibited discrimination in hiring practices for places that received federal dollars. This also established the EEOC/
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
A relationship in which people are committed and close to each other, but there is no passion
What is Companionate Love?
Stages that people experience after the loss of a person, situation, item, etc. The stages can be fluid.
What are Kubler-Ross' Model of Death and Dying?