HDF 201 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I Late Adulthood II Crystallized Intelligence III Fluid Thinking Outline of Current Lecture I Tasks II Grandparenting III Types of Grandparents IV Widows and Widowers V Volunteering VI Mature Concept of Death Current Lecture I Tasks 1 2 3 4 Accept your life Promote your intellectual strength Redirecting energy to new goals and activities Developing a point of view about death II Grandparenting Grandparenting is a rising trend It is when grandparents are raising and taking care of their children s children their grandchildren because their children may not be able to raise them This can be a very challenging but rewarding concept III Types of Grandparents Traditional Fun seeker always wanting to take their grandchildren places the zoo the mall the beach etc Surrogate when they fill in for their grandchildren s parents These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Distant grandparents who may live far away from their grandchildren IV Widows and Widowers Women experience more grief than men but men are more depressed than women Widows females are less likely to get remarried than widowers males This happens because men depend more on women than women depend on men V Volunteering Volunteering is a key ingredient in healthy aging for the following reasons Strengthened mission 99 want to make a difference Improved physical health Stronger emotional foundation Renewed spiritual purpose Shared wisdom VI Mature Concept of Death Irreversibility no matter what you do you can t change it Universality it happens to everyone Personal mortality it happens to me Causality there s a reason why it happens Non empirical Beliefs Ideas souls the afterlife etc
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