Editing Middle age (section)

== Cognitive ==
Erik Erikson refers to this period of adulthood as generativity versus stagnation, the seventh of eight stages of [[Erikson's stages of psychosocial development]]. People in middle age may experience some cognitive loss, which usually remains unnoticeable because life experiences and strategies get developed to compensate for any decrease in mental abilities.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMsXWRjHRfwC&q=cognitive%20decline%20may%20occur%20with%20age|title=The Aging Auditory System|author-link1=Sandra Gordon-Salant|first1=Sandra|last1=Gordon-Salant|first2=Robert D.|last2=Frisina|first3=Richard R.|last3=Fay|first4=Arthur|last4=Popper|date=3 May 2010|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|via=Google Books|isbn=9781441909947 }}</ref>

During this stage, adults often strive to have things that will outlast them. Generativity, which is the concern and the commitment middle-aged people have for [[future generations]], is a big part of development during this stage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APA PsycNet|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-07169-002|access-date=2021-05-26|website=psycnet.apa.org|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526040905/https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2003-07169-002|url-status=live}}</ref>