P 190B Cedar Crest College Early Adult Development Questions P190B Discussion Board Week 7- Week of 4/27 Adult Development What is organ reserve and how

P 190B Cedar Crest College Early Adult Development Questions P190B

Discussion Board Week 7- Week of 4/27

Adult Development

What is organ reserve and how does it change between young and middle adulthood?

How, according to the supplement article, can we protect and strengthen our organ reserve in middle adulthood?

From the supplement on drug use, what is the prevalence of drug use in adolescence vs. early adulthood? What is one factor that underlies these results?

Discuss one personal example of when you used post-formal thought in college.

Give one example of an ageist stereotype that you have witnessed in your native culture.

Why is middle adulthood sometimes called the “sandwich generation”?

DIRECTIONS:

Copy and paste each question and type your answer below it.

Please answer each question in complete sentences and in your own words. Each answer should be at least one to two paragraphs in length (minimum of 4-6 sentences per paragraph).

Discussion board post due Thursday,

Response post due Friday, May 1

*Response Posts:

Response posts will include: a) two things you found interesting about the post, and b) two original ideas that you can contribute to the content of the post that may help further the discussion about the topic. Please reference specific information from the post in your responses. Above all, please be respectful in your response posts. Each Response post should be at least two paragraphs in length (4-6 sentences per paragraph), written in complete sentences. *Again, this doesn’t mean that you can’t write more. P190B
Discussion Board Week 7- Week of 4/27
Adult Development
1. What is organ reserve and how does it change between young and middle adulthood?
2. How, according to the supplement article, can we protect and strengthen our organ reserve in
middle adulthood?
3. From the supplement on drug use, what is the prevalence of drug use in adolescence vs. early
adulthood? What is one factor that underlies these results?
4. Discuss one personal example of when you used post-formal thought in college.
5. Give one example of an ageist stereotype that you have witnessed in your native culture.
6. Why is middle adulthood sometimes called the “sandwich generation”?
DIRECTIONS:
Copy and paste each question and type your answer below it.
Please answer each question in complete sentences and in your own words. Each answer should be at
least one to two paragraphs in length (minimum of 4-6 sentences per paragraph).
Discussion board post due Thursday, April 30 by 8pm.
Response post due Friday, May 1 by 8pm
*Response Posts:
Response posts will include: a) two things you found interesting about the post, and b) two original
ideas that you can contribute to the content of the post that may help further the discussion about the
topic. Please reference specific information from the post in your responses. Above all, please be
respectful in your response posts. Each Response post should be at least two paragraphs in length (4-6
sentences per paragraph), written in complete sentences. *Again, this doesn’t mean that you can’t
write more.
EARLY & MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
(25-40; 40-60/65)
Grab Bag
Early Adult Development- Biological
Early adulthood: 25-40
? Organ reserve: What is it?? How does it relate to
young adulthood and middle adulthood? When do
most people experience their peak physical
development? (supplement)
Organ reserve and muscle mass: how
do we keep both strong?
The link between muscle mass, organ reserve and
longevity (supplement)
Early adulthood- Bio, cont.
?
What is the prevalence of drug use in
adolescence vs. emerging adulthood? And,
reasons why. (supplement)
Early Adult Development Cognitive
?
What is postformal thought? (supplement)
How might college facilitate
this skill?
? The Dot activity

?
Early Adult DevelopmentPsychosocial
?
The Big Five, or ‘OCEAN’
http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/
?
Personality becomes slightly more stable in midlife
Middle Adult – Biological Development
Middle Adulthood: 40-60/65
? poor health habits may surface from young
adulthood and create health issues (e.g.,
hypertension (high BP); high cholesterol; coronary
disease, diabetes, etc.)
? Societal views of the menopausal woman vs. the
middle-aged man (Same? Different? Reasons
why?)
https://www.fastcompany.com/3056703/how-menopause-silently-affects-27-million-women-at-work-everyday
?
What is an age(ist) stereotype?
Middle Adult- Cognitive Development
Middle adulthood
When does adult intelligence peak?
? Who the beep is Howard Gardner? And,
how has he changed our definition and
idea of intelligence?
?
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Middle Adulthood – Psychosocial
Development
?
?
?
?
?
What is the meaning of the phrase
sandwich generation?
What is the empty nest? And, how might it relate
to “redefining” identity in midlife?
Other thoughts…
issues surrounding divorce/remarriage
(*supplement)
redefining marriage and relationships
in the 21st Century
Middle adult, cont.

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