Adolescence:• Transition period between childhood and adulthood• Starts with puberty• Ends with independence from parents• Brain Development• Pruning begins• Frontal lobe +• Fully developed at age ~26• Executive functioning• Interacting, regulates, decision-making, impulse control, organization, goal-directed behavior• Limbic System development = impulsiveness• Emotional control and recognition• Psychosocial Tasks: E. EriksonEmerging Adulthood:• Ages 18-25• Characterized by period of:• Identity exploration• Instability• Self-focus• Feeling in-between• PossibilitiesPair Bonding and Marriage:• What is destructive for a marriage?• Criticism• Contempt- using mockery, sarcasm, and hostile• Defensiveness- Defending from real or perceived criticism• Stonewalling- actively disengaging rom a conversation• (Dr. John Gottman)Aging:• Physical peak: mid 20s• Women:• Decline in fertility• Menopause= ending of the menstrual cycle• Men:• Decline in sperm count, testosterone level, speed of erection, and ejaculation• Midlife crisis?• Senses:• Vision• Muscle strength• reactiontime• hearing• sense of smell• Slower neural processing• Health:• Less likely to get short-term illness (like a cold), but more likely to get serious and life-threatening illness (like
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