WARM UP
• What are you most looking forward to about late adulthood?
• What are you least looking forward to about late adulthood?

HOMEWORK
• Answer questions 1-3 at the end of Chapter 12, Section 3 on
Late Adulthood (page 291)
• Fill out Study Guide

TEST NEXT WEEK
• Test on Child Development, Adolescence, and Adulthood

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Synthesize meaning of aging and its causes
• Analyze and Interpret Dementia and how it impacts people
• Build connections to everyday lives

BRAINSTORMING
• With a partner, brainstorm different physical changes that people in late adulthood experience

AGING
• Programmed Theories: Aging is the result of genetics
• Cellular Damage Theories: Aging is caused by cells being damaged a. Free Radicals: Unstable Molecules in our bodies that some scientists think are the reason for damage to our bodies b. Cross Linking: Toughening of body tissue which leads to the breakdown of various bodily processes and causes aging

WERNER SYNDROME-JACK
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Kczkj15qM
• Is there anything in your life that you take for granted?
What is it?
• Where do you see yourself in ten years from now?
• How do you want to be remembered?

DEMENTIA
• Dementia: Serious loss of cognitive functioning a. What disease/illness have we already studied which can lead to
Dementia?
Senile Dementia: Serious loss of cognitive functioning after the age of 65 a. From what you know, have seen, or experienced, what type of cognitive functions are lost in late adulthood? b. If you had to guess, what do you think is the relationship between
Dementia and old age?

YOU CREATE THE GAME:
CHARADES
• In a group of 5-6 people, create a charades game for physical changes that people in late adulthood go through because of Aging and
Dementia
• Your group must create at least 10 different terms
• Each person in your group will act out at least one of the terms

MATCHING WORKSHEET
• Write the letter of the appropriate term in the space

WARM UP
Is death scary for you? If yes, what is the most scariest aspect of dying for you?
If no, why are you not scared?

HOMEWORK
• Answer questions 1-3 at the end of Chapter 12, Section 3 on
Late Adulthood (page 291)
• Fill out Study Guide

TEST NEXT WEEK
• Test on Child Development, Adolescence, and
Adulthood

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

EGO INTEGRITY
• Belief that life is meaningful and worthwhile even when physical abilities are not what they used to be
• This allows people to let go of relationships and objects as the end of their lives approach
• People accept that life is limited and nothing lasts forever

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
• Write down 5 ways that Ego Integrity can be beneficial
• Think of someone that you know (famous or personal) who is making great contributions to society in their late adulthood. Write down their name, age, and contributions which they are making
• Share your answers with a partner

FIVE STAGES OF DYING
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
-Write down an example sentence of what someone in each stage might say
-What do you think it means “to die with dignity”?

EMINEM: WHEN I’M GONE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYNFfgrXTI
1. What is Eminem’s message in the song?
2. Which of the five mental stages of dying do you think Eminem is in, according to the song?
3. Who is the person that sticks out in Eminem’s mind in the song? Who do you think will be the person that sticks out in your mind when you are dying?

DEATH VOCABULARY TERMS
• Hospice: Homelike place where dying people and their families are given physical and emotional support to help them cope with death and their illness
• Euthanasia: Being put to death (“mercy killing”) so people don’t have to go through the pain of dying
• Living Will: Legal document which people sign to claim that they don’t want to be kept alive when they are going to die anyway
• Bereaved: Mourning over something or someone who has been taken away

ARTICLE ON EUTHANASIA
• Read the article and then answer the questions that follow

WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR
TOMBSTONE TO EXPRESS
• Who will attend your funeral? List the names of the people and their relationships to you
• Draw how you want your tombstone to look
• Write a paragraph that describes your greatest achievements in life