Human Development: Early and Middle Adulthood Discussion
For each DQ elaborate within 260-300 words. Use in text citations accordingly. Use scholarly reference(s) along with the one(s) attached as well.
DQ 1) Consider the physical changes that occur from early to middle adulthood. Discuss what changes in nutrition and exercise need to occur for middle-aged adults to stay healthy and fit.
DQ 2) Using theories of Piaget, LaBouvie-Vief, and Denney and the concepts of fluid and crystalized intelligence, explain changes in cognitive functioning in early and middle adulthood.
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Read Chapters 11 and 12 and review Chapter 10 of Experiencing the Lifespan.
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Read "The Seven Stages of Marriage" from the Reader's Digest website.
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http://www.readersdigest.ca/health/relationships/7-stages-marriage
View "Helen Fisher Studies the Brain in Love."
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/helen_fisher_studies_the_brain_in_love.html
View "Helen Fisher Tells Why We Love + Cheat."
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat.html
Read "First Marriages in the United States: Data From the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth," by Copen, Daniels, Vespa, & Mosher, fromNational Health Statistics Reports (2012).
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr049.pdf
Read "Tension Between Institutional and Individual Views of Marriage," by Amato, from Journal of Marriage & Family (2004).
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