PSY313H5 : adult development and aging- summary
Document Summary
In the past, it was believed that development that occurs in young people has positive gains while adults only age which is characterized by losses (they slow down and must adjust). Old age is related to decline= invariant, it happens to everyone in the same way. Aging is not a disease, it"s a normal part of life. Menopause, slower reaction time, memory decline (processes that normally accompany humans) Dimentia- correlated with age (more likely to occur as one gets older, but is not a normal part of aging) A few months before death, one experiences a sudden decline in conditions, which can predict death. Partitions of the lifecycle are arbitrary, these vary across different societies and different historial periods. Partitions are accomplished by using so-called markers", which can be. Achievement of sexual maturity, puberty: signals ones entry into adulthood, completion of physical growth (benchmark of maturity, but is not sufficient to determine this)
