 |  Life-Span Development, 8/e John W. Santrock,
University of Texas - Dallas
Middle Adulthood Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Chapter ObjectivesI.Discuss changing middle age and the physical changes that take place during middle adulthood. |
| | | II.Elaborate on prominent health issues and chronic disorders that individuals face in middle adulthood. |
| | | III.Explain how culture, personality, and relationships are related to health. |
| | | IV.Indicate the way in which mortality rates changed during the twentieth century. |
| | | V.Discuss the changes that characterize the sexuality of men and women as they go through middle adulthood. |
| | | VI.Describe the cognitive changes in intelligence that take place during middle adulthood. |
| | | VII.Discuss how speed of processing, memory, expertise, and problem solving are impacted by the aging process. |
| | | VIII.Examine how career, work, and leisure change from early adulthood. |
| | | IX.Discuss the role that religion, spirituality, and meaning play during this stage of life. |
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