Later Adulthood Developmental Report
Danielle Lewis
BSHS/325 Human Systems and Development
May 5, 2014
Jenny Coon

Later Adulthood Developmental Report When an individual reaches later adulthood they face a number of changes within their body, ad mind because of the aging process. During the later adulthood change there are role and position changes that happen along with health care changes and accessibility stages. There is also usually a change from working every day to retirement that also will involve changes in the marriage, and family relationships along with other peer relationships because as you age you change at different times and rates than others. There are many social policies that affect older adulthood because everything seems to slow down as you age. Suicide is also a big factor in later adulthood because it has risen for elderly men in general. Suicide in later life is a global public health problem with those who are aged 65 or older (Fassberg, 2012). When the individual goes the later adulthood stage the individual evaluates their life and if the individual feels they didn’t fulfill their life they may commit suicide.

Aging and entering later adulthood is a big part of an individual’s life and is different for each individual. The process of aging is called senescence which is bodily changes that accompanies aging (Zastrow, & Kirst-Ashman 2010). There are many changes that happen during the aging process which are changes in your appearance, your senses start to deteriorate, vision starts to decrease, your teeth lose calcium and become weak, voice becomes less loud, skin becomes weaker, and the individuals psychomotor and intellectual functioning is beginning to decrease. In this happening elderly individual’s skills and speed slow down over time because of their sense becoming less active. Elderly