Rosas, Andy Graham M.

October
10,2016

Reflection Paper for Middle Adulthood

When I hear the term middle adulthood one word comes to my mind
which is menopause but theres more that is happening at this stage of life.
According to Erik Ericsons theory of development this age class is
generativity vs stagnation. True enough because at this stage most of the
people are working and have their own family. The financial burden is
actually put on the shoulders of this people because they provide for their
children and some even provide for their older parents. They also tend to
spend more of their time in theyre work and career development that is
why they are more prone to stress and burn out. Now lets go to the topic of
menopause. This event is characterized by the decrease of estrogen and
progesterone and the absence of ovulation because the ovary becomes
atretic. This is where major changes in the body takes place and
degeneration starts for both men and women. This will affect their activities
of daily living as well as theyre sexual life. Thats why as future physicians
we must be ready to address theyre concerns. Stress is one of the main
factors that destroys theyre health thats why they also need to manage
stress and spend time with theyre own families cause this will also help in
relieving theyre stress. As a child I also help to relieve the stress of my
parents by doing house chores to alleviate also the burden of my parents
from work.