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midlife crisis
midlife crisisn. A period of doubt, anxiety, and dissatisfaction that some people experience in middle age.midlife crisis (ˈmɪdˌlaɪf) n (Psychiatry) a crisis that may be experienced in middle age involving frustration, panic, and feelings of pointlessness, sometimes resulting in radical and often ill-advised changes of lifestylemid′life cri′sis
n. a period of stress and self-doubt occurring in middle age. [1970–75] midlife crisis
midlife crisisA time of psychological anxiety that some individuals experience during their middle years. It can affect both men and women. In men, it sometimes takes the form of buying an expensive sports car or other equipment that emphasizes their youthfulness or fantasizing about beautiful young girls. Women may go on crash diets or undergo plastic surgery to regain a more youthful appearance. When the author’s son-in-law turned fifty, his wife reported that his midlife crisis involved looking for a bigger and better house, an unrealistic choice since their children were already enrolled in local schools. The term has also been transferred to institutions, countries, almost anything. An article by Russell Garland had, “Venture capital is having a midlife crisis. . . . The venture community in Silicon Valley is showing signs of middle age, moving more slowly and cautiously than before. . . .” (Wall Street Journal blog, July 23, 2010).See also: crisismidlife crisis
midlife crisis doubt and anxiety experienced by many people in their fifth decade, 40 years being the entry point to the category middle age. This marks the end of their youthful period and of the opportunities and goals that life seemed to offer when they were young. People may reflect upon their lives, revalue their relationships and contemplate the prospect of the biological deterioration associated with AGEING. In occupational terms it involves acknowledging the limits to personal success and achievement, and in domestic terms it involves transition away from active parenting as children leave home to establish their own adult relationships. See also LIFE COURSE, LIFE CRISIS.midlife crisis
mid·life cri·sisa point in a sequence of events during the middle years of life at which certain trends of earlier and later events in one's life are pondered, generally involving an aggregate of personal, career, or sexual dissatisfactions.midlife crisisn. A period of doubt, anxiety, and dissatisfaction that some people experience in middle age.A popular term for a mental ‘crisis’ which occurs in a person’s ‘middle’ years—from late-30s to early 50s—when they reflect on life events to date vis-à-vis accomplishments and possible future accomplishmentsmidlife crisis Psychology A popular term for a mental 'crisis' occurring in a person's 'middle' yrs–from late-30s to early 50s who reflects on life events to date vis-á-vis accomplishments and possible future accomplishments before turning in the 'feedbag'mid·life cri·sis (mid-līf krī'sis) A point in a sequence of events during the middle years of life (in the U.S., between 35 and 55 years old) when certain trends of earlier and later events in one's life are pondered, generally involving an aggregate of personal, career, or sexual dissatisfactions. AcronymsSeeMLC |