Middle Adulthood.
Sammy, Precious and Yami
Heredity and Environmental factors
- People tend to look both backward on their youth and forward in expectation of remaining years of their lives.
- Maturity- the ability to adapt to the inevitable changes that happen in life.
- Changes are natural.
- When children leave the household, that can truly affect the parents.
Social and emotional development
- Children are born, grown up and eventually leave home.
- With generativity vs stagnation, generativity is reaching out to give to and guide the next generation. Stagnation is the negative outcome of midlife.
- This is when they usually reach their goals.
- Could also experience "midlife crisis".
- Receiving grandchildren.
Role of Communication
- Many adult couples find effective ways of improving their ability to communicate.
- Communication establishes and nurtures intimacy within a relationship.
- Friends provide a healthy alternative to family and acquaintances.
- Communication realistically leads to a satisfying and healthy relationship.
- When children leave the house, and do not reconnect with parents, it's called empty nest syndrome.
Morals on Social Development
- Develop "a heightened awareness of mortality and a desire to use the remaining time more wisely."
- Seek to advance in their occupation and climb the ladder of success.
- May make a few external changes.
- Feel a responsibility for the current generation.
- Retirement may occur.
Nurturance
- Still must interact with their children, even if they're adults.
- If they have grandchildren, must interact with them.
- They need to realize that they must now become psychological than physical.
- They are more wise than they were younger, have more knowledge with life. Can help others with advice, issues, etc.
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