late adulthood
Life's final chapter
Late adulthood is the final stage of the human lifespan, typically beginning around age 65.
The term appears in developmental psychology and gerontology to distinguish this period from middle adulthood.
Late adulthood encompasses both the active retirement years and the decline of advanced old age: cognitive changes in late adulthood, maintaining independence in late adulthood.
- life reviewReflecting on past experiences
- senior citizenAged person, typically retired
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- fixed incomeStable recurring revenue
- memory lossFailure to recall
elderhood · old age · silver hair · senescence · aging · osteoporosis · frailty · widowhood · chronic illness · emotional resilience · grandparenting · end-of-life care · living will · self-acceptance · wisdom · longevity · elderly · arthritis
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- aging psychologyaging brain, life review, life span, brain aging, cognitive decline
- lifespan healthinfant health, child health, senior health, geriatric care, pediatric care
- psychosocial developmentidentity formation, life stages, psychosocial, mistrust, doubt
late adulthoodinfancy
Earliest period of life
early childhood · childhood · babyhood · toddlerhood · youth
late adulthoodprime of life
Period of peak vigor
youth · formative years · blooming · coming of age · maturation