AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Settling Down Period. During the Settling Down period, a man takes the changes, modifications, and choices he made during the Age 30 Transition, and deepens his commitment to them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychoanalyst Elliott Jacques coined the term “midlife crisis” in the 1960s. Jacques noted that patients in their mid-to late-30s seemed to go through a depressive period and sudden lifestyle changes as they confronted the idea of their own mortality.

Detailed explanation-3: -The age 30 transition characterized by second thoughts, a feeling of being too narrow and restricted with earlier choices for career, marriage, relationships. Identity concerns, especially for women. Characterized by a new vitality, and is often a time of change, turmoil and dissatisfaction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Developmental Tasks of the Mid-Life Transition. The Mid-Life Transition begins around age 40 and lasts about five years until around 45, give or take 1-2 years on either side. It never begins before 38 or after 43.

Detailed explanation-5: -Entering a period of transition and change. Feeling like you just aren’t yourself anymore. Impulsive decision-making that doesn’t “seem like you” Restlessness in work, relationships, and life in general.