PSY 111 1st Edition Lecture 28 Who defined emerging adulthood Jeffery Arnett What is oxytocin How does attachment influence romantic relationships avoidant individuals often end up with un caring partners ambivalent individuals end up disappointed with their partners Human Development Later adulthood o Physical changes Steady decline in physical capabilities Sensory abilities less sharp Slow down in oxygen supply to the brain Menopause The cessation of menstruation Marks end of a women s reproductive system Associated with lethargy Reduced libido Drop in estrogen is associated with drop in memory capacities Men experience a gradual decline in testosterone and semen production Associated with lethargy Reduced libido o Aging effects Primary aging effects Driven by genetics Bone loss Loss of muscular fiber Immune system reduces efficacy Sensory abilities are less sharp Secondary aging effects Driven by lifestyle Changes in circulatory system becomes sluggish Blood vessels become clogged makes you more prone to heart disease Lungs lose capacity Stiff joints o Cognitive changes Crystallized intelligence up Verbal inability Accumulated knowledge Increase with times and age Fluid Intelligence down Abstract reasoning Mental flexibility Decreases slowly as people age Side note working memory capacity amount of info we can hold in mind varies across the lifespan improved by learning music and learning a new language Alzheimer s disease Dementia problems with memory and reduced cognitive abilities Alzheimer s Progressive and incurable disorder Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles Memory loss Decline in thinking abilities Major personality changes Motivation and Emotion Outline What is motivation Theories of motivation Instinct drive reduction and optimum arousal theories Human drives Hunger biology of hunger psychology of hunger What is emotion Brain and emotions Theories of emotion James Lange cannon bard and two factor theories Culture and emotions Emotion regulation Daniel Gilbert Stumbling on Happiness video What is synthesized happiness what we make when we don t get what we wanted Where does this happiness emerge How does it differ from natural happiness synthetic happiness is what we make when we don t get what we want and natural happiness is what we make when we get what we want What is our psychological immune system a system of cognitive processes
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