Human Growth and Developement

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Thelma Broussard Human Growth and Development August 18, 2013 Deborah Jones South University Online Course Describe how middle adulthood provides stability in a person's life. Explain some of the factors that would lead to stability in a person's life as he or she moves through middle age. The physiological changes that define an adult are simply the ability of the person to engage in adult activities. There are some changes in the body and muscle mass, but the move to adulthood and even through to middle adulthood is more gradual compared with the significant changes in childhood and even in older adults (above sixty-five years). In this discussion, you will focus primarily on the physiological changes due to lifestyle choices. Lifestyle choices do have a significant impact on health issues later in life. For persons in middle adulthood, their lifestyles are more of a factor in daily functioning and social activities. The concept of gains (growth) and losses (decline) is an important one in life-span development. Middle adulthood is the age period in which gains and losses as well as biological and sociocultural factors balance each other. Although biological functioning declines in middle adulthood, sociocultural supports such as education, career, and relationships may peak in middle adulthood. Thus, middle adulthood may be a unique developmental period in which growth and loss balance each other for many individuals. South university, p. 484 Describe some of the more common lifestyle issues that have a negative impact on a person’s continued development. Explain how a person may be able to reverse some of the lifestyle influences. Dependency on psychoactive chemicals, such as nicotine (cigarettes) and caffeine (coffee, soda pops, tea, and energy drinks), is common not only in our culture but also in cultures worldwide. It is common knowledge

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