Created @May 3, 2022 11:23 AM
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Middle Adulthood
most physical changes
increased decline in physical appearance/functioning abilities
menopause in women, men decline in physcial responsiveness
Manual labour and lack of health care → increase aging process
increased risk for cardiovascular/respiratory disease/cancer/arthritis
Life Cycle Squeeze
caring for children and agng parents
Sandwhich generation
Financial stress, greater reliance on social grants
Midlife Crisis
Generativity vs. Stagnation - some ideas have not come true
Levinson: 40-45, sense of turbulence in life
Increased focus on mortality
re-evaluating one’s life plan, success does not peel at any age
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