Young Adults Flashcards
When is a person’s peak strength and fitness
In 20s
Signs of ageing in young adults
Grey hair
Decreased collagen
Decreased skin elasticity
Physical changes occurring in young adulthood
Cardiovascular decline begins
Resitory decline from 25yr
Sensory decline
When does hearing begin to decine
20s
When does vision begin to decline
40-50s
What senses remain constant throughout ageing
Taste and smell
What are the criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
Unsatisfactory explanation of adult thought
Overemphasis on abstract
Underestimates ambiguities
Kramer’s theory of post formal thought has 3 aspects…
Post Forman thinkers understand knowledge is relative and non-absolute
Accept contradiction as basic aspect of reality
Synthesise contradiction into coherent wholes
Schaies theory of adult thinking includes what steps
- Acquisitive
- Achieving
- Responsible
- Executive
- Reintegrative
When does the acquisitive stage occur in the lifespan
Childhood and adolescence
Basically Piaget’s 4 stages
When does schaies achieving occur during the lifespan
Early adulthood
Is about completing ersonal goals
When does schaies responsible and executive stages of adult thinking occur in the lifespan
Middle addukthood
Responsible - integrates responsibility to others with personal goals
Executive- meets needs of larger societal groups
When does schaies final stage reintegrative occur
Late adulthood
Refocus on personal interests and values
What is a flaw of Kohlberg’s stages of moral judgement
Doesn’t consider social and emotional context for decision making.
Or empathy as a primary motvator
3 key conclusions to vaillants crisis theory
Growth and development are lifelong processes
Isolated events less likely to shape people’s lives. Rather long relationships with others do
Coping styles determine level of mental health
