Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood
Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood
BSHS 342
May 13, 2010
Dr. Margaret Garberina
Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood Everyone has his or her own philosophy of how a person changes during early, middle, and late adulthood. My personal philosophy is it depends on the person’s situation. If a person is married and has children, he or she will go through aging differently from a person who is single and never had children. The following paragraphs will explain my philosophy on what changes a person goes through in his or her activities, relationships, health, and mental health in each stage of adulthood.
Activities
During early adulthood, a person is very active. They are hanging out with friends, working out, and enjoying life any way they can. A person in early adulthood has more stamina and is more willing to do more cutting edge activities, such as bungee jumping, cliff jumping, and white water rafting. If they have children, their activities will consist more off raising their children and playing with them. Whereas a person who does not have children will do whatever they want to do because he or she are not tied down to one place. A person in middle adulthood still has energy, but maybe not as much as they did when he or she was younger. They still are hanging out with friends, and working out. A person in middle adulthood would rather stay home during the evenings than wanting to go out to the bars and stay out all night. If they have children, their children would be grown up and not needing their parents attention all of the time. A person in middle adulthood will start focusing more on what they want to do before he or she die. A person in late adulthood is not very active. Their bodies are worn down and they are tired most of the time. Some people will still do some daily exercises but the exercises will not be extensive as they were when they were younger. Many people in late adulthood will still hang out with their friends.
BSHS 342
May 13, 2010
Dr. Margaret Garberina
Perspectives on Changes in Adulthood Everyone has his or her own philosophy of how a person changes during early, middle, and late adulthood. My personal philosophy is it depends on the person’s situation. If a person is married and has children, he or she will go through aging differently from a person who is single and never had children. The following paragraphs will explain my philosophy on what changes a person goes through in his or her activities, relationships, health, and mental health in each stage of adulthood.
Activities
During early adulthood, a person is very active. They are hanging out with friends, working out, and enjoying life any way they can. A person in early adulthood has more stamina and is more willing to do more cutting edge activities, such as bungee jumping, cliff jumping, and white water rafting. If they have children, their activities will consist more off raising their children and playing with them. Whereas a person who does not have children will do whatever they want to do because he or she are not tied down to one place. A person in middle adulthood still has energy, but maybe not as much as they did when he or she was younger. They still are hanging out with friends, and working out. A person in middle adulthood would rather stay home during the evenings than wanting to go out to the bars and stay out all night. If they have children, their children would be grown up and not needing their parents attention all of the time. A person in middle adulthood will start focusing more on what they want to do before he or she die. A person in late adulthood is not very active. Their bodies are worn down and they are tired most of the time. Some people will still do some daily exercises but the exercises will not be extensive as they were when they were younger. Many people in late adulthood will still hang out with their friends.