MIDCAREER CRISISDr A PrakashSr Professor, Health ManagementNational Academy of Indian Railwaysadodara Also known asMid !ife Crisis Mid life " #$ to %$ yearsDefined more in terms of years in &rofessionMid career is a state of mind MID !I'E CHAN(ES)iologicalSocial*cc+&ationalPsychological )I*!*(ICA! CHAN(ESAging,rinklesHair loss!oss of strength - fle.i/ilityDiseasesHigh )lood Press+reHeart DiseaseDia/etes S*CIA! CHAN(ESAged - de&endent &arentsDeath of &arents, friends, colleag+esAdoloscent0Ad+lt children lea1ing homeEm&ty Nest SyndromeAlso )oomrang ChildrenSandwitch (eneration(rand&arenting'inancial Res&onsi/ilities *CC2PA3I*NA! CHAN(ESStagnation!oc+s of ControlAm/ition 0 Com&etition'inancial!ack of Moti1ationSI3 3I(H3 *R 3A4E '!I(H3 PS5CH*!*(ICA! CHAN(ESReali6ation that a greater &art of life is o1erReali6ation of mortalityDesire to lea1e a legacyConse7+ent +nease 0 an.iety 0 de&ression In Shakes&ear8s &laysmost of early &lays are comediesmost of later &lays are tragedies S3A3IS3ICS*cc+rance " 9$:A1erage age " #% yearsRange " #$ to %$ years!asts " ; to 9$ years in males < to = years in females Im&ro1ed li1ing standards - change in societal e.&ectation has magnified>Starts at #$ /+t till late 9?th cent+ry a1erage life e.&ectancy was #$> 3he new generation reaches to& fast /+t /+rns o+t faster A nat+ral /iological - &sychological &rocess of a &erson mat+ring>A time of life when &erson is looking for an ed+cation to e.&and his life>Midlife crisis is the attem&t to restart life to /etter fit a &erson8s heart>A &oint in the middle of someone8s career when they ha1e to decide what to do in f+t+re ERI4 ERI4S*N!ife stage of generati1ity 1s stagnation ERI4S*N8S EI(H3 S3A(ES$$@$< " 3r+st 1s Mistr+st$Stagnation is lack of &sychological mo1ement or growth " instead of hel&ing comm+nity, /arely a/le to hel& family>3hose who e.&erience stagnation do not in1est in growth of themsel1es or others (ENERA3II35 @ S3A(NA3I*NSim&ly &+t " (enerati1ity is g+iding - enco+raging f+t+re generationsA lea1ing a lasting contri/+tion thro+gh creati1e o+t&+tA looking /eyond oneself to contin+e life thro+gh others>Stagnation is foc+sing on tri1ality of one8s lifeA feeling one has made a limited contri/+tion !EINS*N8S !I'E S3R2C32RE3heory of !ife Str+ct+re " the +nderlying &attern of an indi1id+al8s life at gi1en timei>3he Socio@c+lt+ral ,orld " what is going on in yo+r worldii>Partici&ation in this ,orld " how are yo+ &artici&atingiii>3he As&ects of the Self " how yo+ feel a/o+t yo+r self !EINS*N8S SEAS*NSRelationshi&s - work are central to the ad+lt life str+ct+re3he alternating &atterns of sta/ility and change that li1es &ass thro+ghMid life crisis /etween #$ " #= !EINS*N8S SIB SEAS*NSEarly Ad+lthood 3ransition C9D@Ideal 1s Real Self " how wide is the ga&Sec+rity 1s Danger " &redicta/le0+ne.&ectedA sec+rity ca+ses confidence or en++i;>3ime Sense " r+nning o+t 1s limitless hori6on#>Ali1eness 1s Stagnation " do yo+ look forward to getting +& in the morning # 8'8s *' 3RANSI3I*N9>!oss of familiar &ast!oss of &redicta/le f+t+re;>!oss of face#>!oss of foc+s 'ind hel& 0 g+idance3hat doesn8t define yo+ /+t g+ides aro+nd the common mistakes> PA2SERetreat to &a+se - reflect on lifePa+sing means to sto& the actions which were fostering the crisisPa+se is an acti1e &rocess of e.amining &otentials and considering which o&tions wo+ld fit /est in lifeMEDI3A3I*N as a techni7+e of &a+se Ho& off the roller coaster'ind s&aces for &ri1acy - silence'ind time for reflection - creati1e engagementRead &oetry(o o+t in nat+reDisengage the intellect 3IME *' CH*ICEChoice of crisis or transformation3o do nothing is to &ick crisis3o do nothing is to contin+e li1ing /y &ast choices that ha1e led to this crisis 3he right choice channels the crisis energy into constr+cti1e &rocesses3h+s resol+tion is a &rocess of growth S*ME ,A5S *23ReG+1enate - RecreateDon8t /e a workaholicRelocate - RotateDifferent &osition or work res&onsi/ilitySet new goals3ake a sa//aticalRealise yo+r wish listDon8t let yo+rself /e o1ercome !IN2S PA2!IN( I !IN2S PA2!IN(Peace acti1ist,orld &eace leaderNo/le Peace Pri6e @ 9?%< CHAN(E *' CAREER,hyIMo/ 0 /oss 0 em&loyment sit+ation 0 &rofessionAfforda/ility " financesIDe/ts - sa1ings 0 family lia/ilitiesSkill setIAction Plan>Ne.t week 0 month 0 year 3he factors that make work satisfying +ndergo a transformation in midlife>*nce +nderstood mid life is the time of greatest &rod+cti1ity, s+ccess - earning &ower> 'R*M )2RN*23 3* )REA4*23RE)2I!D 3HE 'IRE3HERE ARE MAN5 (*A!S 3HERE )est of l+ck N