Thanatology 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Menopause, Thanatology, Ageism
9 Dec 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
With longevity increasing, the outside end may end up being 70 (i. e. still working) Want to leave a type of legacy/meaning in life. Feel a personal sense of effectiveness/made a difference. In middle adulthood, energy goes towards transformation of self" based on time limitations in life. May have lived more years than one has left. Time of life where parents dies and sense of mortality is real. Focus on relationships as opposed to career. Time is precious as they have less time than before. Self-recognition and recognition of others you notice the aging process when you are aging. This can cause strain on relationship as they"re used to caring for someone and now they only have themselves. Changes in roles (provider of help to receiver) Major life transition even though it is normative. There is a feeling of orphanhood; the sense that there is no one to protect them but themselves.
