Middle Adulthood
Middle Adulthood (40’s and 50’s) One characteristic of middle age is a growing awareness personal mortality accompanying the first physical signs of aging. Most young adults are concerned with their appearance because they want to look good, but middle-aged adults are concerned for a different reason. ... Also with middle age comes decreased reaction time. ... But, later on in the day I find I want to take a nap, which is also found to be typical during middle age. ... According to Erikson’s psychosocial theory when one is in the middle adulthood stage they either have generativity or are stagnate. ... I’ve found myself to do a lot of reflective thinking and this is part of the changes that occur in middle age.