High Life Stages

I have decided that middle age is that point in your life when you shift from seeing the future in terms of your potential and begin to see it in terms of your limitations. It's a shift that's so slow, so incremental, that we don't even notice it on a day-to-day basis.

In this life stage an average child will start developing writing skills, throwing and skipping also permanent teeth will begin to grow. Also children will become stronger and taller and baby fat will be lost. Intellectual:

Mid-life crisis explain as a extremity in a middle ages, in people’s lives. Where middle ages may face a disappearance of identity and reduce their self-confidence. Midlife crisis has been known around the world for many years but has not always been believed by everyone because not everyone face it. Mid-life crisis is more of a normal change period that generally happen the time of a major life event that emphasizes getting older. A midlife crisis is something more person dependent rather than something everyone experiences. People go through many different experiences in their lives that happen at different time periods in their lives. Some experiences may seem worse than others and can make people feel like they will never be equal to anyone. On the other side, Some people may not experience any type of crisis during their middle age years. As we grow older we begin to put people aside and focus on new experiences in our lives such as having a career or having children. I accept that midlife crises do exist, but I am sure not everyone believe the same because some people might not happen .

In middle adulthood there are many changes that occur physically, psychologically, and socially as explained in the above passages. Yet, some say that this is the best time of their life, they experience enhanced self-confidence, great sex lives, career success, and enhanced brain functions. Middle age adults are better equipped to make better life choices and decisions and not worry so much about the negative parts of life. Their problem solving skills are greater which allows them to reason more creatively. They are able to enjoy sex freely without the worries of getting pregnant and they feel more confident with their partners. In general they are happier about life and look forward to enjoying the rest of their lives.

“Though the age boundaries are not set in stone, we will consider middle adulthood as the developmental period that begins at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age” (Santrock, 2013, p. 485). I interviewed two individuals for this paper. Each person was asked the same fifteen questions (Appendix). I interviewed a male and a female who fell in the midrange of middle adulthood.

This is known as the spiritual embryonic stage and represents the intellectual development of the child. The child’s personality unfolds and a unique human being emerges. This child unconsciously acquires his/her basic abilities i.e. gain control of hands, walk, talk etc and tries to be independent. Around three the child moves onto the next stage i.e. social embryonic. Here the child learns consciously becoming aware of the people around hence he/she becomes socialised. The child is able to exist independently, develops an identity/personality and becomes sensitive to people around him/her. The social aspects of life such as culture, friendships etc are highlighted. The child begins to understand that he/she belongs to a unit be it family or friends at school.

Finally, adulthood consists of early adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood. Early adulthood is a stage where individuals are physically in their best condition. Memory and thinking abilities are sharp, life decisions are made, and they take on roles of independence. Middle adulthood is when individuals start to reflect on their lives as a whole. Retirement planning and sadness over unaccomplished goals began to surface, during this particular stage. Some physical changes such as hearing and vision start to take place. Focusing more on health, relationships and becoming tolerable with death are all signs of late adulthood development. The immune system, vision, hearing, and muscle strength start to decline. Loss of memory is a cognitive trait that is related

Mid-life transition can be seen as a difficult process because it is the point of our lives where we start to accept the end of our youth and begin the process of aging. For those who do not have a smooth emotional transition can suffer from a mid-life crisis.

A midlife crisis is caused by people in their mid ages who become extremely bored with their same routine that they do every day. It can cause people to undergo radical changes to them and the people around them. A midlife crisis can be avoided by constantly going outside your usual routine and trying something

Middle adulthood begins at the age of 40 - 60. This is a time when you can’t believe where the time went. It seems like just yesterday you were graduating from college, got married, and had children. Your children are now approaching young adulthood, pushing you into the next stage of life, middle adulthood. You look in the mirror and all the signs of middle age are starting to set in. You notice wrinkles, gray hair, flabby skin and you’re having trouble reading the menu. You begin to reassess you life. Are you happy with what you have accomplished in life so far? Do you have good family

I would describe a midlife crisis as an identity or emotional crisis that happens midlife in men and women even though I feel like you hear about more men than women having a midlife crisis. You hear of men and or women leaving their spouses for someone much younger, or a man goes out and buys himself a little sports car something he has no need for. It’s a time in their life and they feel lost and are trying to figure out who they exactly are at this point of their life. I don’t believe I will go through a midlife crisis in my life. I feel like people have midlife crisis that haven’t lived their life fully or if they settled down and got married and had kids at a young age and then midlife rolls around and you don’t know who you are anymore.

As people get older, they go through mid-life crisis and begin to experience a plethora of feelings. They begin to think about accomplishments they have made in life, in addition to their age. They ponder around the idea of whether they still

Happy Tuesday, Classmates! The Midlife Crises is an aspect of human development that is of exceeding interest. Often referenced in the punchline of a joke or used as a scapegoat excuse, I find the entire notion of a turning point during a person’s midlife that causes behavioral regression compelling. Lachman (2004) describes this as one of “the most common expectations of midlife” (p. 315), yet unsupported by research. As can be the case during any time throughout an individual’s life, there are turning points that evoke a crisis. To explain this, Lachman (2014) states that “one third of the time what is described as a midlife crisis is triggered by…jobloss, financial problems, or illness”, all of which could occur at any time during

Middle-aged adults experience change in many different areas of their life at this time, they will find that not only their health is changing, but their appearance, their family, their thinking, and their emotions are changes as well. When discussing people that fall into the middle adulthood age of life, the term “midlife crisis” is often used, but according to an article titled Middle Adulthood Developmental Psychology, “most people during middle adulthood are satisfied and pleased with their lives”, ("Physical Changes," 2008-2013, expression 1). This article also states that the age range for middle adulthood is approximately age thirty-five to sixty-four. Midlife crisis is a when an individual views themselves and are unhappy with

From adolescence to late adulthood, our lives change drastically. Our goals, achievements and conceptions of life differentiate as we mature. As we grow older, we no longer concern ourselves with self-identity or the opinions of others, but instead we focus on our accomplishments and evaluate our life (if we lived a meaningful life). From adolescence to late adulthood, we experience different developmental tasks at a particular place in our life span.