Erectile Dysfunction Most erectile dysfunctions stem from physiological problems treatment has focused on drug therapy Most typical symptom is enlargement of the prostate gland starting at about age 40 and effecting 50 of men by age 80 4 10 2008 1 Psycho Social Development Erikson s Generativity vs Stagnation Generativity Individual s contribution to family community work and society as a whole Furthering the next generation creativity and artistic output Stagnation lack of psychological success feelings of triviality limited contributions to the world still seeking new careers desperate attempts to hang on to youth 4 10 2008 2 1 Erikson s 8 Stages 4 10 2008 3 Levinson s Seasons Midlife transition 40 45 Middle adulthood 45 50 Age 50 transition 50 55 End of Middle Adulthood 55 60 All marked by Focus on finite nature of life Present vs future orientation Confront knowledge that all goals won t be met 4 10 2008 4 2 The Midlife Crisis A stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the realization that life is finite High visibility cases get attention but transition is relatively smooth for most people Levinson s research marked by small N and only men 4 10 2008 5 Other models of midlife Normative Crisis model essentially Erikson s idea of universal stages uniformly occurring Life Events model The timing of events in an adult s life rather than just age determine the course of adult personality development First child Children leaving home Children returning home 4 10 2008 6 3 Marriage Typical U shaped pattern of marital satisfaction Sources of satisfaction Friendship of spouse Marriage as a long term commitment Agreement on aims and goals Agreement about sexuality but not frequency 4 10 2008 7 Divorce Only about 20 of divorces occur after age 40 Divorce has traditionally been more difficult for older women than men due to narrower partner market and decreased likelihood of vocational experience 4 10 2008 8 4 Remarriage 75 80 of people who divorce end up marrying again usually within 2 5 years Gender differences more difficult for older women due to the pre existing marriage gradient 4 10 2008 9 The Second plus Marriage Partners tend to have more realistic expectations Entry into relationship is likely to be more cautious partners tend to show greater role flexibility May be subject to different kinds of stressors than first marriages Blending families 4 10 2008 10 5 Does love result in happiness Does money result in happiness Values and life satisfaction Among college and university students worldwide those who report high life satisfaction give priority to love over money From Diener Oishi 2000 4 10 2008 11 4 10 2008 12 6 4 10 2008 13 Meaningful Life Can be understood in terms of four main needs for meaning need for purpose need for values need for a sense of efficacy need for self worth Baumeister Vohs 2002 4 10 2008 14 7 What about children Does Fatherhood Make You Happy By Dan Gilbert Time Magazine June 19 2006 Studies reveal that most married couples start out happy and then become progressively less satisfied over the course of their lives becoming especially disconsolate when their children are in diapers and in adolescence and returning to their initial levels of happiness only after their children have had the decency to grow up and go away When the popular press invented a malady called empty nest syndrome it failed to mention that its primary symptom is a marked increase in smiling Psychologists have measured how people feel as they go about their daily activities and have found that people are less happy when they are interacting with their children than when they are eating exercising shopping or watching television Indeed an act of parenting makes most people about as happy as an act of housework Economists have modeled the impact of many variables on people s overall happiness and have consistently found that children have only a small impact A small negative impact See http www randomhouse com kvpa gilbert blog 200606heres to tofu baseball heroin8 html 4 10 2008 15 The Empty Nest Syndrome A parent s feeling of unhappiness worry loneliness and depression resulting from their children s departure from home Typically a relatively short term temporary phenomenon Most difficult for women who followed the traditional social role mode 4 10 2008 16 8 Benefits of Empty Nests Spouses have more time for each other Few distractions from spouses own interests Sexuality improves 4 10 2008 17 Boomerang Children Young adults who return after leaving home for some period to live in the homes of their middle aged parents Typically explained by economic issues More likely in young men 24 34 than in young women older marriage age Women may face more limits living at home than men do Moms more likely to approve than Dads 4 10 2008 18 9 The Sandwich Generation Couples or individuals who in middle adulthood must care for both their children and their aging parents The product of both later marriage and childbirth and the increased life expectancy of older adults 4 10 2008 19 10
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