Transcript Psychology - Wando High School

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James Stanley
Janie Stanley
Wanda Brice
Bill Waters
Michelle Patterson
Ray Wilson
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Gerald White
Martha Gray
William Gray
John Davis
Marjorie Blaylock
Fred Fredrick
IQ
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165+ Genius
145-165 Very superior intelligence
130-144 Superior intelligence
115-129 Above Average Intelligence
85-114 Normal or Average Intelligence
65-84 Dullness
50-64 Borderline Deficiency
49 and below Mental Deficiency
Adulthood and Aging
Early Adulthood
Transitions and the
Social Clock
Social Clock
• The culturally (society’s) preferred timing
of social events such as…?
• “Best” timing for certain life events
• Timing varies from culture to culture.
Periods of Adulthood
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Early: 20-35
Middle: 36-64
Late: 65+
Emerging Adulthood…
– In modern cultures
– Teens to mid-twenties
– Bridging the gap
between adolescent
dependence and full
independence and
responsible adulthood.
Middle
Adulthood’s
Physical
Changes
Welcome the outward signs of
getting older?...
• Other cultures
– Deserve status and respect
• USA:
– Cheating the aging process
– Billion dollar business
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• Cosmetic battle against aging.
Menopause
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Natural timing for menstruation to end
Ability to reproduce declines
Between age 45 and 55
No equivalent for males
Does not usually lead to depression
Experience “Hot Flashes”
– Decreased estrogen
Later
Adulthood’s
Physical
Changes
The DECLINE…
• Sight, smell and hearing = steep decline
once we hit 65 years old.
• Muscle strength
• Stamina
• Immune System weakens
• Slower Neural pathways
• Remain physically and mentally healthy
– Exercise, other ways?
Physical Changes: Vision
Physical Changes: Sense of Smell
Physical Changes: Hearing
Physical Changes: Hearing
Diseases Related to
Aging
Alzheimer’s Disease
• Progressive and irreversible brain disorder
• Gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning,
language, and physical functioning
• 3% of worlds
population by age 75
• Test to partially
determine developing
disease?
Senile Dementia
• The mental
disintegration
that
accompanies
alcoholism,
tumor, stroke,
aging, or
Alzheimer's
disease
Cognitive Changes
and Transitions
Aging and Memory…
• Recall: tasks
that give us no
clues to jog our
memories.
– Better in
younger adults
• Recognition: a
clue is provided
which helps
memory.
Fluid Intelligence
• One’s ability to reason
speedily and abstractly
• Can be used to solve
novel logic problems
• Declines as people get
older
Crystallized Intelligence
• One’s accumulated
knowledge and
verbal skills
• Tends to increase
with age
Social Changes and
Transitions:
Life’s Commitments
Intimacy vs. Isolation
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20’s – early 40’s
Struggle to form close relationships
To gain the capacity for intimate love
OR they feel socially isolated
Generativity vs. Stagnation
• 40’s – 60’s
• Discover a sense of
contributing to the
world
• Through family and
work
• OR feel a lack of
purpose
Integrity vs. Despair
• Late 60’s+
• Reflecting on
life
• Feel a sense of
satisfaction
• OR a sense of
failure
Commitment to Work
• Most high school and
college students aren’t
sure of career goals.
• Happiness seems to be
correlated with work
that is challenging,
provides a sense of
accomplishment, and is
interesting.
Commitment to Love
• An important factor in
adult happiness
• Lasting love includes:
– Intimate self-disclosure
– Shared emotional and
material support
– Similar interests and
values
Commitment to Marriage
• 90% of the
population gets
married
• 50% divorce rate
• 75% of those who
have divorced
remarry
Commitment to Children
• Investment of time,
money & emotion
• Potential
disagreement on the
division of labor with
children; parental
roles?
Empty Nest
• The change married
couples go through
as a result of their
children leaving
home
• Not necessarily a
negative event for
couples
A Lifetime of
Well-Being
Overall Life Satisfaction
• The elderly are
happy and satisfied
with life.
• People tend to
mellow with age.
• Most regrets: what
the person didn’t
do rather than
mistakes they
made in life.
Overall Life Satisfaction
Module 6: Adult and Aging
Death and Dying
Reactions to Death
• Reactions to death are
different from culture
to culture.
• Attitudes toward death
and dying are changing
in the United States.
--more openness
--facing death with
dignity; hospice helps
The End
• http://videos.howstuffworks.com/sciencechannel/7382-aging-video.htm