Explain how midlife is changing, and define middle adulthood.

Explain how midlife is changing, and define middle adulthood.
Discuss physical changes in middle adulthood.
Identify cognitive changes in middle adulthood.
Characterize career development, work, and leisure in middle adulthood.
Explain the roles of religion, spirituality, and meaning in life during middle adulthood.
Describe personality theories and socioemotional development in middle adulthood.
Discuss stability and change in development during middle adulthood, as reflected in longitudinal studies.
Identify some important aspects of close relationships in middle adulthood.
What are the principal ideas underlying the theories of Spearman, Thurstone, Cattell & Horn, Binet, Wechsler, Goleman, and Gardner?
What major questions have surrounded attempts to define intelligence?
What theoretical perspectives have influenced our understanding of attachment?
What are the consequences of attachment styles for later development?
What factors have been shown to promote secure attachments?
When do various aspects of self-concept appear? What do we mean by self-recognition and self-definition?
What aspects of self do you feel are most important to you? How have sociocultural factors influenced the development of your self-concept?
What contributes to high self-esteem? If you could share 10 qualities of individuals with high self-esteem, what would they be?

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