Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Reina is eighty-five years old. When her children ask what she’s been up to recently, she gives them a lengthy report of her activities, which include making…
Figure 16.1 While later adulthood brings about social and emotional adjustments, many of those changes are positive, often resulting in more free time and more positive emotions. (credit: modification of work “Sunset Meditation” by Sheila Sund/Flickr, CC BY 2.0) Chapter Outline 16.1 The…
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Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able: Roberto never intended to keep working after he turned sixty years old, but at age sixty-two years, he’s still a successful plumber with no signs of slowing down.…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Lillian had been a bit absent-minded all her life, so her family and friends didn’t initially pay much attention to her memory lapses as she got older.…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Ahmad’s career as a high school history teacher required constant mental activity and use of cognitive skills such as memory, attention, and problem-solving. When he was starting…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Growing up, Jarvis listened to his older relatives complain about their aches and pains and thought, “I’ll never do that.” Now, as he enters his seventies, he…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Myra has reached a significant milestone, her ninety-first birthday. She celebrated it with her children, who are in their late sixties, her middle-aged grandchildren, her great-grandchildren (who…
Figure 15.1 Late adulthood is a time during which many physical and cognitive changes occur, and many people find themselves celebrating their decision to retire. This chapter describes the many changes older adults experience. (credit: modification of work “Eric’s Retirement Party” by…
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