Are midlife crises caused by emotional/psychological factors, biological factors, or both?

Answer 1

Most of the time it starts with menopause. Your hormones are changing and your mood will to. Men go through menopause too.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi Phil, A midlife crises is caused by the realization that you've so far lost the game of life. Many years working hard... Bad children...nagging wife...BILLS...over weight...helpless government...all for the pursuit of happiness and it didn't work..your getting closer to heaven, but didn't care to study for it. I'll say it's most definitely psychological.

Answer 4

It can be caused by these things, but sometimes more one or two things than a whole bunch of them. For instance, what upsets one person approaching middle age (their kids leaving) might make another one pretty happy! (I personally don't get that, but it exists).

The most vulnerable people are the ones who have "put all their eggs in one basket", that is, defined themselves and their worth by one or two things, instead of branching out.

Two good and classic examples are: The stay-at-home mom who is just that...and a housewife. Once the kids are gone, if she doesn't have outside interests, she feels useless (menopause doesn't help but it isn't the whole cause), anxious, as in "what am I going to do NOW?", wondering what's next and so on.

Another example is the career person, who has totally defined themselves by their job. Once retirement looms, they can feel worthless and like the housewife, agitated about what they'll do with the rest of their lives.

Then there's the issue of sexuality. It usually decreases as we age and people who have put a lot of stock in their looks and/or sexual performance, start freaking out as they see wrinkles, fat, sagging muscles, bald spots and begin losing interest in sex (again, this doesn't happen to everyone).

The people who get through midlife the best are those who have other interests to fall back on, a good network of friends and (maybe) family, optimism about the future and at least one person they can confide in and preferably, get physical contact from (sexual or just cuddling).

According to one site: "The period of middle age is typically marked with physical changes (loss of reproductive capacity in women), as well as new responsibilities of caring for younger children and grandchildren, and also older parents. Also, this period of time is one in which adults take on new responsibilities at the workplace and therefore often feel a need to "reappraise previous life structures with an eye to making revisions 'while there is still time'" (Huyck, 1997). The term of "mid-life crisis" was originally coined by Jaques (1965) who claimed that people encounter a crisis as they realize their own mortality and a change in time frame from "time since birth" to "time left to live" (Shek, 1996). Specifically, the mid-life crisis is often thought to include: worries about the future, inability to enjoy leisure time, a feeling that health is deteriorating, a negative evaluation of the marital relationship, a negative evaluation of work life, and stress arising from [caring for elderly parents]."(1)

Answer 5

everybody has midlife criseses.
it is just a part of maturity.
everyone of course deals with it in there own way.
men buy bikes or convertables.
women get toy boys.
but those are extremes.
usually it a time to take life and
define just how we see ourselves and what value
are most important to us.

Answer 6

Both. It is different for each person and it comes at different times, but it is a time when all of the old assumptions are being questioned and new commitments are taking shape. But it is chaotic, confusing and painful too. Hang in there if it is happening to you. :)

Answer 7

I think it is caused by both

Answer 8

All you mentioned is biological.