7121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Limbic System, Personality Development, Sensory System
21 Jun 2018
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LECTURE 7: Middle Adulthood
Continuing themes; love and work
Middle adulthood
- Age 35-50
- Changes in appearance and body functioning
oVariability of when they occur
- Seen as responsible, consistent, whole
- Career success, balance of energies and time for family, work and community
- Time of crisis
oFrustration, dissatisfaction,
Physical and motor development
- Biological changes in
oMuscular strength
oPhysiological systems; CO, SV
oSensory system
- Physical changes
oHair thin, wrinkles, gray and brittle hair, weight gain
oOccur gradually
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Adult brain growth
- Brain cells are capable of continued growth and regeneration
- Regular exercising of the mind enhances psychological functioning
- New neural connections continue to form
- Myelination continues; white brain matter – increase in speed of activation
- Surges in brain growth; 2nd growth spurt; 25-40 – frontal lobes and limbic system
- Increases in brain function and structure
oProblem solving, enhancing and maintaining cognitive abilities
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neurocognitive development
- Neurocognitive plasticity
oBrains ability to repair itself following disease, injury or age related cell damage and loss
- Restoration of brain function affected by
oAge
oTiming
Psychological well being
- Being married; beneficial for both sexes
- Positive social ties
- Ability to deal with multiple roles
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- Sense of control
oSpecific areas where skills and experience will take control
- Commitment to, and pursuit of goals
Personality development
- Eriksons stage 7
oGenerativity vs stagnation
oInvolves reaching out to others
oCommitment beyond the self
oRealized through child rearing and/or work
oIe volunteer work
oGiving back to society
oThose who don’t – unproductive, uninvolved in world
Stagnation may occur
Aware of defeats and vulnerabilities
Can allow people to understand suffering of others
Can result in a form of generativity
- Generativity
oFour paths to developing generativity
Biological
Conceive kids
Help to grow and develop skills to help others
Parental
Provide guidance and nurturance
Work
Develop skills that are passed down to other
Cultural
Serve some aspect of own culture to ensure its survival
oGenerativity involves teaching a child, and passing skills down to the next generation
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Document Summary
Changes in appearance and body functioning: variability of when they occur. Career success, balance of energies and time for family, work and community. Biological changes in: muscular strength, physiological systems; co, sv, sensory system. Physical changes: hair thin, wrinkles, gray and brittle hair, weight gain, occur gradually. Brain cells are capable of continued growth and regeneration. Regular exercising of the mind enhances psychological functioning. Myelination continues; white brain matter increase in speed of activation. Surges in brain growth; 2nd growth spurt; 25-40 frontal lobes and limbic system. Increases in brain function and structure: problem solving, enhancing and maintaining cognitive abilities o neurocognitive development. Neurocognitive plasticity: brains ability to repair itself following disease, injury or age related cell damage and loss. Restoration of brain function affected by: age, timing. Sense of control: specific areas where skills and experience will take control.
