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Questions

1. Consider the health risks associated with middle age. When you are 55, what conditions (if any) do you anticipate experiencing - and why? Consider your genetics, lifestyle, sex, and family history as you answer this question. If you are middle-aged, consider whether or not your physical health is consistent with what your readings would predict.

2. How does intelligence change, if at all, in middle adulthood?

3. Are physical changes inevitable in middle age? Be sure to explain your position thoroughly. 

4. What similarities exist between adolescence and middle age - and are unique to these two life stages? (feel free to be creative!) 

5. How have views of middle age and old age changed in more recent times? Have you seen any changes in the portrayal of the later years in the media? And is it getting better or worse to "get older" in the U.S. today?

6. A social clock is a timetable for life events. Is there an age by which you are supposed to have completed your education or have settled into a "real job"? These age-related expectations are what a "social clock" is all about. Have you found that your life is influenced by a social clock? Be sure to explain your answer.

7. What changes, if any, in sexual activity are seen in middle age? If changes are seen, why do they occur?

8. Is there such a thing as a "midlife crisis"? Explain your position.