The central tasks of middle adulthood (ages 45 to 65) described in the textbook include all of the following EXCEPT:

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The central tasks of middle adulthood enumerated in the textbook are expressing love through more than sexual contacts, being proud of accomplishments of self and mate/spouse, maintaining a standard of living, and emotionally relating to young adult children while simultaneously letting go and laying down the groundwork for new relationships with them as an adult. However, emotionally detaching themselves from aging parents is not a central task of middle adulthood.

The Central Tasks of Middle Adulthood (Ages 45 to 65)