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LESSON IX
1. What are the ten important characteristics of middle age?
Dreaded period
Time of transition
Time of stress
Dangerous age
Awkward age
Time of achievement
Time of evaluation
2. Why social interest of middle age change?
- In my own perception, the people who belongs to middle age group will have some
changes when it comes to social interest. There are factors that change their
outlook. First, they are not young anymore that can do whatever they want to.
Instead, being in married life or a parent will make them focused in their families.
LESSON X
1. What are the common physical hazards in old age?
Diseases
Physical handicaps
Ural nutrition
Dental disorders
Accidents
Sexual deprivation
2. What are psychological hazards in old age?
- Acceptance of culture stereotypes of the elder
- Feelings of inferiority and inadequacy resulting from physical changes in life patterns
a tendency to “slip mentally, feelings of guilt about idleness, especially on the part of
men after retirement.