After reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- Explain how society impacts attitudes about the physical changes that come with aging
- Describe the changes in height, weight, and strength that are typical of middle adulthood
- Describe the changes in vision and hearing that are common of middle adulthood
- Explain how reaction time is affected by aging during middle adulthood
- Describe sexuality characteristics of middle adulthood
- Describe the climacteric period of females and the changes related to menopause
- Describe the effects of hormone replacement therapy
- Describe how menopause impacts psychological development
- Describe the male climacteric period
- Describe the general health status of adults of middle-age
- Describe the factors most significantly related to variation in health between individuals
- Describe the consequences of stress
- Describe common risk factors related to heart disease
- Distinguish a Type A personality from a Type B
- Explain the threat of cancer during middle adulthood
- Explain when women should start having mammograms
- Explain the various psychological factors that can influence one’s recovering from cancer
- Explain why the question of whether or not intelligence declines in middle adulthood is difficult to answer
- Explain how a more broad conception of intelligence encourages additional perspectives on the relation between aging and intelligence
- Explain the source of cognitive competence in middle adulthood
- Describe the changes in memory typical of middle adulthood
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