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Midlife Crisis

2018

What is the Midlife crisis and what evidence is there that it actually exists. This animated video outlines development in midlife, touching on lifespan development theories (Levinson and Erikson) and the role of life events in mental illness.

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Life Begins at 40: The Biological and Cultural Roots of the Midlife Crisis | The Royal Society

In this lecture, Professor Mark Jackson, winner of the 2018 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal, explores a rich range of historical sources to argue that the midlife crisis emerged as a result of demographic changes, new biological accounts of ageing, and deepening anxieties about economic decline,...

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