Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Psychology of Middle Age

Dr. Avinash De Sousa

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This article presents a comprehensive review of the psychology of middle age. Middle adulthood generally refers to the period between ages 25 to 69. During this period, middle-aged adults experience a conflict between generativity and stagnation. They may either feel a sense of contributing to society, the next generation or their immediate community or a sense of purposelessness. Physically, the middle-aged experience a decline in muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness, and cardiac output. Also, women experience menopause and a sharp drop in the hormone estrogen. Men experience an equivalent endocrine system event to menopause. Andropause in males is a hormone fluctuation with physical and psychological effects that can be similar to those seen in menopausal females. The vocational, family and personal adjustments of middle age along with the preparation for old age are discussed.

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Dr. Avinash De Sousa Psychology of Middle Age International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 12 December 2014

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