PSYC 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Osteoporosis, Midlife Crisis
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Likely to understand the real world and play by rules for a purpose. Crystal intelligence: ability to know facts, data, accumulate knowledge. Body: significant declines, can"t do what you used to. Integrity: coming to terms with regrets, successes, missed opportunities,. Being old vs. young: act like teens or old folks. Being constructive vs. destructive: settle down from wild years or train wreck. Masculine vs. feminine: dad"s garden, mom assertive. Gender crossover: common to see this personality flip. Issues, stay married or midlife crisis, throw it away. Midlife crisis: increase in suicides and divorce. Men reach at 45, women at 55 due to split dream. Age of establishment, age of consolidation, now. Workaholic or scaling back: son"s football game is more important to me than extra time in the office. Companies don"t want you because retire in 10 years and you have so much experience that you have to be paid well. Considered one of the hardest parts of marriage.
