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At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
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Discuss changing middle age and the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood |
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Elaborate on prominent health issues and chronic disorders that individuals face in middle adulthood |
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Explain how culture, personality, and relationships are related to health |
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Indicate the way in which mortality rates changed during the twentieth century |
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Discuss the changes that characterize the sexuality of men and women as they go through middle adulthood |
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Describe the cognitive changes in intelligence that take place during middle adulthood |
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Discuss how speed of processing, memory, expertise, and problem solving are impacted by the aging process |
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Examine how career, work, and leisure change from early adulthood |
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Discuss the role that religion, spirituality, and meaning play during this stage of life |