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    Physical and Cognitive Changes in Late Adulthood What are some examples of the physical and cognitive changes people go through when they enter late adulthood? It is a proven fact that as we age our body goes through many physical changes. Some physical changes our body goes through in our late adulthood are‚ our vital organs gets weaker less efficient at their job. Our immune system becomes more susceptible to the common flu and diseases. Our five senses get weaker causing us to require help

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    Frank Beckman‚ he is the father of Gil‚ Larry‚ Helen and Susan. His life gets tested across the three stages of adulthood based on the Erik Erikson psychological theory of life stages. He starts off at the sixth stage‚ Intimacy versus isolation. In this stage of life-span development people face the task of forming intimate relationships. If they form healthy intimate relationship with the partner‚ the intimacy will be achieved; if not‚ isolation will occur‚ (Santrock‚ 2016‚ p. 19). Intimacy gets

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    the mother that can cause damage to the developing fetus. Development of sensory abilities and basic reflexes begins in the prenatal period. And at birth newborns prefer sweet taste and familiar sounds and have visual abilities ideally suited for looking at faces. The newborns brain contains some 100 billion neurons. Infancy spans the first 18 months of life. Maturation refers to genetically programmed events and timeline of normal development. Infants need human contact to survive and thrive‚ and their

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    County Instructor: Azar Etesamypour-King Adulthood is the period of time in our life when a person has gained maturity and is aware its state and responsibilities‚ but according to Sigmund Freud‚ adulthood is a time for work and love. Our lives center throughout our careers and relationships‚ leaving less time for anything else. Adulthood has been part in three different stages‚ young adulthood (18-40)‚ middle adulthood (41-65) and late adulthood (65 to death) according to Levinson’s Seasons

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    Physical During late adulthood‚ physicality becomes harder to attain. As adults get older they will eventually have hearing loss‚ restful sleep‚ weaker immune system‚ physical appearance and mobility‚ and touch sensitivity for some adults. “Physical declines become more apparent in late adulthood‚ as more organs and systems of the body are affected.” My grandmother experienced a few of these symptoms. Due to hearing loss‚ there were times people had to constantly repeat themselves while standing

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    Lifespan Development and Personality paper The influences of human development are physical‚ cognitive‚ social‚ moral‚ and personality. Each one begins developing before birth and will affect the individual throughout his or her entire life. Some of these factors have environmental causes‚ and some caused by heredity. In many cases‚ the areas of distinction will be obvious‚ and in others‚ it will not be apparent. From birth to one year‚ almost everything is intertwined‚ and it is difficult

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    Lifespan Development and Personality Paper Brenda Vanderbilt University of Phoenix CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class.  I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any and all assistance of any kind‚ which I received

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    to explain the physical‚ cognitive and psychosocial development that occurs in the pre-school child from positive encouragement of environmental influences‚ such as parents‚ siblings‚ kindergarten teachers and peers. It will incorporate the works of several theorists including Erikson and Piaget to help to explain how these environmental influences affect the pre-school child in the above three phases of development. Period of lifespan Lifespan period of the 4 year old is encompassed within early

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    Late adulthood is a developmental stage reached around the age of 65 years and spanning till death‚ making it the last stage of life. During this stage individuals are impacted through a number of biological‚ psychological and social factors‚ and face many issues such as living arrangements and elder abuse. Erikson’s psychosocial theory of ego integrity versus despair and the stress as a transaction theory help provide some insight into why the issues of living arrangements and elder abuse occur

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    BSHS/325 Later Adulthood Development During our life time it is inevitable that we will grow older. People 65 an older are living longer lives. This age group has been increasing over the years with the help of new technology. During this stage in life we will go through many life transformations. First we will change not only physically‚ but mentally‚ and emotionally‚ and socially. Our roles in life will change drastically and if not prepared it will not be

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