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MODEL 16: Adulthood and Aging

MODEL 16: Adulthood and Aging. Viridiana Falliner. Social C lock :. The culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage , parenthood , and retirement. Examples of Social Clock. Age of identity exploration . Age of inastability . Age of self-focus .

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MODEL 16: Adulthood and Aging

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  1. MODEL 16:Adulthood and Aging Viridiana Falliner

  2. Social Clock: • Theculturallypreferredtiming of social eventssuch as marriage, parenthood, and retirement.

  3. Examples of Social Clock • Age of identityexploration. • Age of inastability. • Age of self-focus. • Age of feelingbetween. • Age of possibilitis.e

  4. ForGirls!!!!! • A noticeablesing of aging in womenisMENOPAUSE, whenthemestrualcycleends, usuallybetweentheages of 45 and 55. • Menopausedoesnotmakemostwomendepressedorirrational.

  5. Thingsyoumaywanttoknow =O • Themidlifeyears, fromaround 36 and 64, are time of noticeablephysicalchange. • Grandmaturnonyourlights. • Sight,smell,andhearingusuallybegin a steep decline onetheyturn hit age 65.

  6. Alzheimer’sDisease • A progressive and irreversible braindisordercharacterizedby gradual deterioration of memoryreasoning, language, and ultimatelly, physicalfunctioning. • Almos 3% of theworldspopulationdevelop AD at age 75. • Thereis NO CURE! • Peoplewhochallenged and active minds, orwhoread a lot and continuetolearnacrossthelifespanhadlowerriskfor AD. • Inactive and obese are more likelytoexperience AD. • blood test.

  7. SenileDementia • Anothertype of menaldisintegrationdementia can be cause d byalcoholism, tumor strokesoranythingelsethatresults in a substantialloss of braincells. • Age 90-95 we lose almostour 40% SD. • Ourbrainbecomes as slow as ourbody. • Differenttypes of mind:nonverbalintelligence verbal intelligence

  8. Fluid Intelligence:abilitytoreasonspeedily and abstracty.- solve novel logicproblemslikesudokypuzzles. • CrystallizedInteligence:accumulatedknowledge and verbal skills, tendstoincreasewithage.

  9. LOVE & MARRIAGE • Do opposites really attract?, yes, but ONLY if we are talking about magnets but it does not really work for LOVE • Love last longer and is most satisfying when is market by: Intimate self- disclosure Shared emotional support Similar interest • 90% of our population gets married at least once • The divorce rate is the US is around 50% • 3 out of 4 who divorce marry a 2nd time

  10. Marriage brings happiness • More marriage last longer when they bring more smiles and hugs that insults and criticizes • People in their 70 feel more sad and nervous • When you grow older more people regret not doing many stuffs instead of mistakes they did • Everyone knows we are dying at some time of our life but no one wants to feel it coming so they prefer Hospice Care.

  11. TRUE STORIES • Eileen's close-knit family saw her sink into the depths of alcoholism and drug addiction. After much healing and 19 years of sobriety, the family is now faced with her diagnosis of Alzheimer's. • Karen witnessed her father's decline due to Alzheimer's and is now seeing the same in her stepfather • Laura and her mom used to write poems together when they were worried, waiting or just had something emotional to say. Laura's mom has Alzheimer's, and just had a paranoid episode that sent her to the emergency room. Laura shares a poem she wrote waiting to board a plane to go be by her mom's side.

  12. BIBLIOGRAPHY • Psychology book • www.alz.org • http://theneuron.wetpaint.com/page/Psych+M.D.+-+Social+Clock • http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C180356.html

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