PSY 180 - Psychology of Aging - Summer - Textbook

Chapter Learning Objectives

• Identify the most important physiological changes occurring in men and women during middle adulthood.
• Describe how physiological changes during middle adulthood can impact life experience, health, and sexuality.
• Identify the ten common everyday health issues that the elderly face.
• Examine the links between aging stereotypes and health outcomes.
• Examine the connection between positive aging stereotypes and positive health outcomes.
• Understand the various environmental and psychosocial factors related to long-term health outcomes.

Chapter Key Points

• As we age we face more health issues that can affect our everyday functioning.
• Internalized attitudes about aging affect us physically and psychologically.
• While genetics play are large role in long-term health outcomes, so too do environmental factors, attitudes and social relationships.

(Learning Objectives, Key Points, and Basic Terms content by Professor Stacey Cooper is licensed under CC BY 4.0.)