PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Frontal Lobe, Impulsivity, Midlife Crisis

• School: Xavier University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Julie Rowekamp

Document Summary

Freud defined the healthy adult as one who is able to__________and to_________. love; work. Challenges: decline of muscular strength, reaction times, stamina, sensory keenness, cardiac output, and immune system functioning. Rewards: positive feelings tend to grow, negative emotions are less intense, and risk of depression often decreases. Muscular strength, reaction time, sensory abilities, and cardiac output begin to decline in the late twenties and continue to decline throughout middle adulthood (roughly age 40 to 65) and late adulthood (the years after 65). Women"s period of fertility ends with menopause around age 50; men have no similar age-related sharp drop in hormone levels or fertility. In late adulthood, the immune system weakens, increasing susceptibility to life-threatening illnesses. Chromosome tips (telomeres) wear down, reducing the chances of normal genetic replication. But for some, longevity-supporting genes, low stress, and good health habits enable better health in later life. Adults do not progress through an orderly sequence of age-related social stages.