Psychology

Middle adulthood is the age between 40-60 years. Its basically the third quarter of the average lifespan of human being. Its right after young adulthood and just before old age is about to start. Some websites where we can read about this are
 HYPERLINK httpwww.psy.utexas.edu www.psy.utexas.edu
 HYPERLINK httpwww.ahs.uwaterloo.ca www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca
 HYPERLINK httpwww.news.cornell.edu www.news.cornell.edu
There are a few issues associated with this age of middle adulthood.
Declining Physical abilities Skin wrinkles, hair start graying, height gets shorter, hearing and vision abilities reduce, body starts sagging. Cardiac output also reduces.

Decline in Cognitive skills In this age, a person feels more responsible. He has already achieved most in early adulthood, so this is the time for introspection. At times it leads to a mid-life career change as an individual feels that he has not done enough justice to his career.

Psychological concerns An individual during his mid life becomes more aware of his morality, of the good and bad things that he has done in the past. There is conscience awakening.

Sex The sex life is not as rapid as before, frequency decreases. Women enter menopause. For men, testosterone levels reduce.

Health Middle aged people are more prone to ailments heart diseases are common in this age.
Marriage and Family If one is not able to adapt well to the mid life changes, it affects the married life and family relationships in an adverse way. On the contrary if one is able to adapt well, the bonds only grow stronger.

Mid life crisis Its the personal turmoil which the individual faces in the middle adulthood age which is caused due  to the fear arisen from the feeling of getting older. It maybe due to stress, job insecurity, life threatening reasons, emotional dissatisfaction.