Reflections of Late Adulthood and Ego-Integrity Kristy Bazzanella Liberty University Abstract This report examined empirical articles which investigated Erikson’s eight and ninth stages of psychosocial development and endeavored to find answers to varying postulations of his theories; does development and growth continue in the later stages of human development‚ and if so‚ what type of growth is it; additionally is this growth stunted or enhanced by the way we resolve our conflicts between
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Adolescence and Late Adulthood Adolescence‚ the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood‚ is marked by the onset of puberty‚ the point at which sexual maturity occurs. The age at which puberty begins has implications for the way people view themselves and the way others see them. One of the most important stages during adolescence is the psychosocial development stage. Psychosocial development encompasses the way people’s understanding of themselves‚ one another‚ and the world around
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COGNITIVE‚ AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Adjustment to change is part of life in the entirety of the lifespan‚ and this applies to late adulthood as well- where change may be decline. Aging is an inevitable part of life‚ but there are changes one can make in lifestyle that can become positive or negative factors in the areas of physical‚ cognitive‚ and social development or decline. One change in each area would be freedom or limitations of ability. One change in cognitive development could be dementia‚ or
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Late adulthood should be a time in a person’s life where they feel fulfilled. They can look back on their memories and be happy with the way they have lived their life. Now‚ too many elderly people are not satisfied and look at this stage as depressing. Most fear death of either a loved one or for themselves. This topic is interesting to me because elderly people should make the best of their last stage of life. This topic discusses about getting older‚ the life changes that they go through physically
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Physical During late adulthood‚ physicality becomes harder to attain. As adults get older they will eventually have hearing loss‚ restful sleep‚ weaker immune system‚ physical appearance and mobility‚ and touch sensitivity for some adults. “Physical declines become more apparent in late adulthood‚ as more organs and systems of the body are affected.” My grandmother experienced a few of these symptoms. Due to hearing loss‚ there were times people had to constantly repeat themselves while standing
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Professor: Hodges‚ Dave Late Adulthood As we all get older we wonder what is going to happen to us. What does our body go through and why? Do you ever wonder why things happen when you get older instead of happening in your middle age time of life to prepare you for what is coming and help you deal with things a little easier? What happens to your mind and why does it happen? Well‚ those are just some of the things that go through the people in the late adulthood. Some of the questions are always
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Depression and anxiety are common throughout the life cycle; depression and older age have commonly been associated with one another. Late-life depression is a major medical‚ social and economic concern for the elderly population. There are many factors that can cause late-life depression. It can be caused by inherited traits‚ certain medications you take‚ an illness (especially an extended one)‚ or a stressful life event. Things like death of someone close to you‚ moving to a new area‚ or experiencing
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Hawkins Bryant & Stratton College NURS 125 Lifespan Development & Nursing Late Adulthood 11/29/2012 Physiological Characteristics * U.S. government defines old age as over 65. * Hair has become thinner and grey or white. * Skin is thinner and more fragile. * The individual may have shrunk in height. Cognitive Development * The older adult experiences memory changes‚ particularly in remembering names and faces of people. * Normal memory loss can
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Late Adulthood and Death According to Erikson stages of human development‚ late adulthood stage is between the ages 65 to death (Erikson‚ 1982). This stage is ego integrity versus despair involves individual to look back over one’s life and feel a sense of contentment and satisfaction (Erikson‚ 1982). Success at this stage leads to feeling of wisdom and failure to achieve results in bitterness‚ regret‚ and despair. This negative resolution manifests itself as a fear of death‚ a sense that life
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Late Adulthood End of Life Latonia Wells Psy 375 04-07-2011 Charisse Woodley Late Adulthood and End of Life Paper Late adulthood is the last stage of life‚ it starts around the age of 65 to death. This is considered the age of wisdom and strength. Life starts from the moment of conception and from that moment until death people experience different factors in their lives that can determine how long their life span will be. Late adulthood is the stage
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