Instructions: Complete either a self-assessment (if you are currently in Middle Adulthood) or conduct an interview

Instructions: Complete either a self-assessment (if you are currently in Middle Adulthood) or conduct an interview on someone in Middle Adulthood.  The questions for this interview are below.  Please type up the dialogue and submit it by Sunday night.  Keep in mind you would only complete this assignment as a “self-assessment” if YOU are in Middle Adulthood.  If YOU are not in Middle Adulthood, you would need to conduct an interview with someone who is in Middle Adulthood. 
1.       What do you see as your greatest challenges during this stage of life?
2.      What are your greatest assets due to being middle-aged?
3.      What are your greatest fears during this stage of life?
4.      What advice would you give to a young adult?
5.      Have you established future goals?  If so, can you share them?
6.      What kind of work do you do?  Are you satisfied with your career choice?
7.      What are your greatest contributions to the workplace due to being middle aged?
8.      If you became unemployed today, what would you do?
9.      Are you a parent or grandparent?  If so, what are the positive/negative attributes to these roles?  If not, has your life been more or less fulfilled without children/grandchildren?
10.  In the event that you would have to take care of an elderly parent, how would you deal with this situation?  How would this affect your lifestyle?
 **Once you have conducted the self-assessment OR interview, explain how the information you learned through this assignment compared to the reading in Chapter 15