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PNH200: Week 4 Young To Middle Adult Winter 2010

The document discusses young and middle adults. For young adults aged late teens to mid 30s, it describes their developmental tasks like establishing independence, intimacy, careers and families. It outlines health risks like accidents, substance abuse and STIs. For middle adults aged mid 30s to mid 60s, it discusses their stage of generativity vs stagnation and outlines transitions around parenting and caring for aging parents. It also describes their health risks as stress, obesity, and chronic illnesses developing in this phase.

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PNH200: Week 4 Young To Middle Adult Winter 2010

The document discusses young and middle adults. For young adults aged late teens to mid 30s, it describes their developmental tasks like establishing independence, intimacy, careers and families. It outlines health risks like accidents, substance abuse and STIs. For middle adults aged mid 30s to mid 60s, it discusses their stage of generativity vs stagnation and outlines transitions around parenting and caring for aging parents. It also describes their health risks as stress, obesity, and chronic illnesses developing in this phase.

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PNH200: Week 4

Young to Middle Adult


Winter 2010
Seneca College
PND Program
Janet Domingues
Young Adult: late teens—mid 30’s
 Describe how we/you view the young
adult
 How are they acting?
 Consider how they think
 What, if any, are the concerns?
 What are the goals for this group?
Young Adult: late teens—mid
thirties
Erikson Gould
 Intimacy vs isolation (18-35 yrs)  I have to get away from
 To form close family—establish control of
relationships, to fully give self (16—28 yrs)
oneself  Is what I am the only way
 Become active in the for me to be—
community, beyond self independent/competent
 Personal identity and overcoming failures
established (28—35 yrs)

Havighurst: selecting a partner, thinking of starting a


family, settling in an occupation, interest in civic
responsibilities; comfortable social group
Young Adult: developmental
tasks
 Acceptance of self
 Establish independence—home, financial
 Learning how to love, responsibly, beyond sex
 Deciding on marriage/singlehood
 Deciding about having children
 Finding a meaningful social group
 Formulating/knowing a personal philosophy, goals in
life
 Occupation
 Social and civic responsibilities
Young Adult: who are they?
 Physical--

 Cognitive—

 Psychosocial--
Young Adult: Health Risks
 Lifestyle:
 Family history:
 Accidental death/injury:
 Substance abuse:
 Unplanned pregnancy:
 STI’s:
 Stress:
Young Adult: Health Concerns
and Promotion

 Infertility
 Pregnancy
 Stress: job, family
 Routine health screening: BSE/TSE
 Adapting healthy lifestyles
Middle Adult: mid 30’s—mid 60’s
 Describe how we/you view the
middle adult
 How are they acting?
 What, if any, are the concerns?
 What are the goals for this group?
 Where are they in ‘life’?
Middle Adult: mid 30’s—mid 60’s
Erikson
 generativity vs self absorption
and stagnation; task is to help
young people; expand one’s Gould
personal and social involvement  36-45: have I done the right
is vital; seeing beyond self to thing? Learning to live with
better of society ambivalence without proving self;
beginning sense of time to effect
wanted results;
 40—50: the die is cast; believing
Havighurst the possibilities are limited, time
 35—45: assisting teens to become has an end point, decreased
responsible; reaching satisfactory negativity; increased feelings of
performance in occupation; adult self-satisfaction; mortality and
leisure time activities; relating to concern for health awareness
one’s spouse; accepting/adjusting to
physiological changes of middle
age; adjusting to aging parents;
Middle Adult
 Cognitive:

 Physiological:
Middle Adult:
transitions/concerns
 Women: perimenopause/menopause
 Men: sexual response declines

 ‘Sandwich’ generation
 Midlife crisis
 Post parental changes—redefining own
relationships, finances
 Managing anticipated changes
Middle Adult: health risks
 Stress
 Obesity
 Anxiety
 Depression
 Chronic illnesses
Middle Adult: health
promotion
 Self screening:
 Routine screening:
 Reducing risk factors
 Stress reduction
 Healthy weight
 Smoking
 Alcohol consumption
 Good nutrition
 Safe sex practices

Reduce the risk for: heart disease, lung


disease, diabetes, cancers

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