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Midlife as a time of growth
Midlife does not have to be a time of psychological gloom.
- People become less neurotic and self-conscious from age 41 to 50.
- Women from ages 43 to 52 tend to become less dependent and self-critical, more confident, responsible and decisive.
- The more crises people reported the more empathetic they were towards others.
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Concepts of middle age change as we get older. People aged over 60 recalled their midlife crisis at 53, while those in their 40s dated theirs to 38.
It appears that there are no distinct midlife crises, but rather crises that occ...
- The term "midlife crises" was coined in 1965, and reflects the dawning recognition of one's mortality where death becomes a personal matter.
- According to Elliot Jaques, the key achievement of middle age is to move beyond youthful idealism to a constructive acceptance.
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We are biologically programmed to have some sort of mental crisis in the age group of 45 to 55 (the midlife).
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A mid-career crisis can happen to anyone. It causes pain to the individual suffering from it and it also leads to productivity losses for employers.
A group of economists researchers found that mid-career crises are widespread and are not related just to the misfortune of a few individuals....
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In the intelligence field, there is a distinction between:
- "fluid" intelligence (indexed by tests of abstract reasoning and pattern detection);
- "crystallized" intelligence (indexed by measures of vocabulary and general knowledge).
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