Midlife crisis: The midlife crisis in psychology refers to a period of emotional turmoil and introspection sometimes experienced around middle age (roughly 40-60 years old). It's characterized by a strong desire for change, often triggered by reassessment of life goals and achievements, confrontation with mortality. See also Aging, Death, Sense, Life, Lifeworld, Work, Labour, Social relationships._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |