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Psychological aspects of middle ageSlide2
Sandwich generationSlide3
Sandwich generation
Middle age adults are sandwiched between their parents and their kids
Anxiety over the anticipation of retirement
Torn between their duties to spouse, kids
, elderly parents and wanting to live own dreamsSlide4
Intellectual capabilities
Between 40s-60s intellectual and integrative capabilities are at their peak
Inductive reasoning and spatial orientation reach maximum performance
Emotional reactions to impulse decrease
Mindfulness is now present as they assess situations and make decisionsSlide5
Emotional CapabilitiesSlide6
Motivational complexes
Middle age adults face pressure to fit into a system and compete
Self-scrutiny
Identity conflicts
Search for a deeper meaningSlide7
Motivational complexesSlide8
Attitudes
Psychological well-being
Affect health
Relationships
Overall life satisfaction
Self fulfilling prophesy Slide9
Negative attitudes
Unflattering cultural representations of aging process affects attitudes negatively
Reduces psychological
well-being
Negative attitude on aging makes you feel older
Decrease health
Decrease in overall life satisfactionSlide10
Positive Attitudes