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Altruism and Volunteerism Older adults who had persistently low or declining feelings of usefulness to others had an increased risk of earlier death Volunteering is associated with a number of positive outcomes

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Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and Other Afflictions Early Detection and Alzheimer Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) represents a transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early disease fMRI shows smaller brain regions involved in memory for individuals with MCI

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Substance Use and Abuse Multiple medications can increase the risks associated with consuming alcohol or other drugs Majority of U.S. adults 65 and older completely abstain from alcohol Substance abuse among older adults may be an “invisible epidemic”

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Grandparenting Many adults become grandparents during middle age Grandparent Roles and Styles Three prominent meanings Source of biological reward and continuity Source of emotional self-fulfillment Remote role Three Grandparenting Styles: Fun-seeking style Distant-figure style Formal style

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Work in Midlife Current Challenges and Changes Currently, middle-aged workers face several challenges in the 21st century Globalization and exporting of jobs Rapid developments in information technologies Downsizing organizations Early retirement Pensions and health care

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Becoming a Parent Trends in Childbearing By giving birth to fewer children and reducing the demands of child care, women free up a significant portion of their life spans for other endeavors Men are apt to invest a greater amount of time in fathering Parental care is often supplemented by institutional care

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Cognitive Stages Piaget’s View: Adolescents and adults think qualitatively in the same way (formal operational stage) Young adults are more quantitatively advanced because they have more knowledge than adolescents Some developmentalists theorize that individuals consolidate their formal operational thinking during adulthood Many adults do not ...

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Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Delinquent: an adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal Males more likely to engage in delinquency than females Rates among minority groups and lower-SES youth are especially high

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Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa: the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation Three Main Characteristics: Weight less than 85% of what is considered normal for a person’s age and height An intense fear of gaining weight that does not decrease with weight loss Having a distorted image of their body shape 10 times more likely to occu...

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Social Cognition: thoughts about social matters Important for understanding peer relationships 5 steps in processing social information (Dodge) Decode social cues Interpret Search for a response Select an optimal response Enact

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