developmental psychology :course invitation to life span: textbook 10) Portfolio Entry #10 Chapters 12 and 13…

developmental psychology :course

invitation to life span: textbook

10) Portfolio Entry #10 Chapters 12 and 13 Chapter 12 details the physiological changes of adulthood such as changes in strength, appearance and bodily functioning. Many people are concerned bout some aspects of vision, hearing, and disease that occur long before they are senior citizens Issues of habits, health, and medical care include many aspects of lifestyle and personal choices This chapter also notes that psychometric nclusions about adult intelligence keep changing The reason is that each generation of scholars finds new answers to the crucial questions: What intelligence and how should it be measured? Answers lead to different tests, subtests, and interpretations, and thus conclusions change. The specific abilities and skills that merit emphasis are also debatable. Is practical intelligence, used in daily life or on the job, more important than the intelligence needed in school and college, which is helpful in understanding books such as this one is Chapter 13 suggests that the so-called midlife crisis the sandwich generation, and the empty nest are myths. Divorce, remarriage, and single adulthood are not always the way that people once assumed them to be. This chapter focuses on personality, marriage, parenthood, caregiving, and employment, each sometimes joyous and sometimes depressing Review the following case example Donna was turning 40 years old and was worried that her abilities would decline and that she would be an old lady soon. She had had the misguided belief that there was no real life after 40, not the belief held by many that life begins at 40. She had heard many things about midlife that were myths. Help Donna out by going to different websites and using your textbook and busting the myths that she might have had. Write down 5 myths and then counter those with S truths