Adulthood and Aging
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Psychology
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What to Focus On
- Developmental tasks are age-specific challenges shaped by social and cultural expectations.
- Havighurst identified tasks for early, middle, and old age.
- Levinson described adulthood as a series of life stages involving the creation of a 'life structure'.
- External changes include wrinkling skin, greying and thinning hair, tooth loss, and muscle weakness.
- Internal changes affect the respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, and nervous systems.
- Sensory abilities like vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch decline with age.
- Short-term memory stays strong; long-term and organized memory may decline.
- Older adults can learn effectively when given time and clear instructions.
- Attention is easily distracted but can be improved with practice.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Old age means complete mental decline and loss of all intelligence.
Retirement always leads to depression and loss of purpose.
Physical changes in old age are the same for everyone and happen at the same time.
Memory Tips
Havighurst's Developmental Tasks in Early Adulthood: Selecting a mate, learning to live with a partner, starting a family, rearing children, managing
Levinson’s Stages of Adulthood: Leaving family, Getting into adult world, Settling down, Becoming one’s own man, Midlife transition, Restabilization.
External Physical Changes in Aging: Wrinkles, grey hair, balding, tooth loss, reduced strength, posture changes.
Internal Physical Changes: Respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and CNS changes.
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