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10. Development in Adulthood Flashcards

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What is Bauman’s (2007, p122) interpretation of living in a liquid world?

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“In the liquid modern world, the solidity of things and human bonds is resented as a threat… in the cacophony of sounds and the hubbab of sights – a kaleidoscope of constant change – there is no centre around which things could condense, solidify and settle” (Bauman, 2007, p.122

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What is Heinz (2009, p.7) interpretation of living in a liquid world?

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• “Today, becoming adult requires the coordination of multiple transitions and the construction of biographical continuity in view of discontinuities, reversals and detours” (Heinz, 2009, p.7)

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where are societal changes important?

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In Australian society and globally

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What causes the importance of societal change to raise in the ages of entering marriage and parenthood?

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o Tolerance for premarital sex in the context of committed and loving relationships
o Increase in the years devoted to pursuing education and training
o Changing roles of women
o Rise in earnings, but also living costs

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what is the age range of the emerging adult?

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18-25(29)

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what are the main elements of the emerging adulthood stage?

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Intense Identity explorations in the area of work, love and worldviews

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How is this stage characterised in comparison to other stages of development?

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Subjectivity and demographically distinct developmental stage (might be the case in wester, post-industrial societies but not necessarily culturally universal)

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what are the developmental features of emerging adulthood?

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The age of identity explorations, the age of instability, the self-focused age, the age of feeling in-between, the age of possibilities

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how is development in adulthood characterised?

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by a variety of experiences

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what is development in adulthood influenced by?

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cultural, social and personal factors

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what do theories of adulthood focus on?

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on the common elements in diverse experiences - two basic psychosocial needs: to love and to work

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what are the three important developmental transitions?

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couple relationship, parenthood, career

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what causes internalised social timetables?

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Social expectations of couple relationship, parenthood and careers

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according to the social clock, what is on time?

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following of the social timetable

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according to the social clock, what is off time?

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out of phase with peers

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What are the psychosocial stages of Erikson’s developmental process?

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trust vs mistrust, autonomy vs shame and doubt; Initiative vs guilt; Industry vs inferiority; indenitity vs role confusion; Intimacy vs isolation; generativity vs stagnation; ego integrity vs dispair

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what is the age range of the trust v mistrust stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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Birth - 1 year

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what is the age range of the Autonomy vs shame and doubt stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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1-3 years

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what is the age range of the Initiative vs guilt stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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3-6 years

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what is the age range of the Industry vs inferiority stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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6-12 years

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what is the age range of the identity vs role confusion stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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12-19 yeas

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what is the age range of the intimacy v isolation stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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19-25 years

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what is the age range of the Generativity v stagnation stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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25-50 years

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what is the age range of the Ego integrity v despaire stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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50-years and older

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what is the description for the trust v mistrust stage in Erikson’s developmental process?

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focus on oral-sensory activity; development of trusting relationships with caregivers and of self-trust (hope

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what is the description for autonomy v shame and doubt in Erikson’s developmental process?

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Focus on muscular-anal activity; development of control over bodily functions and activities (will)

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what is the description for initiative v guilt in Erikson’s developmental process?

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Focus on locomotor-genital activity; testing limits and self-assertion and purposefullness (purpose)

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what is the description for industry v inferiority in Erikson’s developmental process?

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focus on mastery, competence and productivity (competence)

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what is the description for identity v role confusion in Erikson’s developmental process?

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Focus on formulation of identity and coherent self-concept (Fidelity)

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what is the description for intimacy v isolation in Erikson’s developmental process?

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Focus on achievement of an intimate relationship and career direction (love)

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what is the description for generativity v stagnation in Erikson’s developmental process?

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focus on fulfillment through creative, productive activity that contributes to future generations (care)

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what is the description for ego integrity v dispare in Erikson’s developmental process?

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Focus on belief in integrity of life, including successes and failures (wisdom)

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In the general description of Erikson’s developmental process how does the development of the ego occur?

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Development of the ego, or sense of identity ocyrs through a series of stages, each building on the preceding stages and focused on successfully resolving a new psychological crisis between two opposing ego qualities/

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what is the result of a more favourable resolution at an earlier stage?

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the facilitation of achievement of later stages (No stage is fully resolved)

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what is consumate love?

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It is the combination of intimacy, passion and commitment

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what is Liking?

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intimacy alone

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what is empty love?

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decision/commitment alone

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what is infatuation?

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passion alone

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what does liking + Empty love =?

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companionate love (intimacy + commitment)

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what does empty love + infatuation =?

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fatuous love (Passion+commitment)

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In Sternberg’s typology of love, what does liking + Infatuation =?

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Romantic love (intamacy v passion)

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when are attachment styles applicable?

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across the entire life span

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what is a good predictor of an adult’s current attachment style and relationship quality?

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the adults current view of early attachment relationships (infant attachment = predictive but not 100% determinant)

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are there similarities between infant and adult attachment?

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distribution of attachment styles are similar in infancy and adulthood

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other than infant attachment, what is another factor that contributes to the attachment style of an adult?

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adult relationship experiences

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what does a positive model of other and a positive model of self provide?

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a secure attachment style hence a secure attachment history and a healthy balance of attachment, autonomy and freedom to explore

47
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what does a positive model of other and a negative model of self result in?

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a preoccupied attachment style: resistant attachment history and desperate for love to feel worthy as a person; worry about abandonment and express anxiety and danger openly

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what does negative model of other and a positive model of self result in?

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Dismissing attachments style: avoidant attachment history. Shut out emotions, defend against hurt by avoiding intimacy, dismissing the importance of relationships and being ‘compulsively self-reliant’

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what does a negative model of other and a negative model of self result in?

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fearful attachment style disorgaised-disoriented attachment history. Needs relationship but doubt own worth and fear intimacy; lack coherent strategy for meeting attachment needs

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what are changing family contexts in society

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  • Decrease in marriage rates
  • Increase in cohabitation before marriage
  • Increase in divorce rates
  • Increase in lone parent families
  • However, majority of children still live in ‘intact’ families
  • increase in average age of first parenting
  • decrease in number of children per women
  • increase in number of children born outside of marriage
  • increase in maternal employment
  • increase in average maternal employment level
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what is the most abrupt and complete transition in the lifeline?

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parenthood

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what are the positive and negative changes to life in parenthood?

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o Disrupted routine – family, work, social
o fatigue
o roles become more traditional
o sexual relationship deteriorates
o conversation decreases
o fathers withdraw, spend more time at work

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what is stage 1 of the family life cycle?

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beginning families, transition to parenthood families, families with preschoolers

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what is stage 2 of the family life cycle?

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families with school-aged children, families with adolescents

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what is stage 3 of the family life cycle?

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family as launch centres, empty-nest families

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what is stage 4 of the family life cycle?

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retirement

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what are the factors of marital satisfaction through the family life cycle/

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marital disenchantment and marital re-enchantment

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which of the wife or husband has decreasing marital satisfaction between pre-parental stage and child-rearing stage?

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husband

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which of the husband or wife has rapidly decreasing marital satisfaction between pre-parental stage and child-rearing stage?

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wife

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which of the husband or wife has a steadily decreasing marital satisfaction between child-rearing and launching?

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wife

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which of the husband or wife has a plateau of marital satisfaction between child-rearing and launching?

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husband

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which of the husband or wife as an rapid increase in marital satisfaction between launching and empty nest?

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wife

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which of the husband or wife has a steady decrease in marital satisfaction between launching and empty nest?

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husband

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what did Charlotte Buhler (1893-1974) theorise and influence on?

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career development - specifically organic self-determination

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what did Charlotte Buhler (1893-1974) say drives adult development?

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intentions, goals and self-determination

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Intentionality as a developmental process of…

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choosing life goals, working towards those goals, evaluating goal achievement, selecting new goals

67
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lifespan psychological growth depends on…

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realistic initial goal-setting, hard work through life to achieve these goals, skilled self-monitoring, assessment and redirection

68
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who are the influences of career development in adulthood?

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Super, Havinghurst and Levinson

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what is the age range for early adult transition?

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17-22

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what is the age range of the era preadulthood?

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0-22

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what is the age range of middle transition?

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40-45 years

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what ages does the culmination of life structure for early adulthood occur in?

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33-40

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what age does age 30 transition occur?

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28-33

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what age does age entry life structure for early adulthood occur?

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22-28

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, when is the era of middle adulthood?

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40-65

76
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what is the age range for late adult tansition?

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60-65

77
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, when does culmination of life structure for middle adulthood occur?

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55-60

78
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, when does age 50 transition occur?

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50-55

79
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, when does early life structure for middle adulthood occur?

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45-50

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, when is the era of late adulthood

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60-death

81
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According to Levinson’s theory, what is the career development stage for the era of pre-adulthood?

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early adult transition

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what is the career task for the early adult transition stage?

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Finding a job and shopping around for a good career fit

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is the early adult transition stage?

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transitional

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for the entry life structure for early adulthood?

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settling on a career and learning its ropes

85
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is early life structure for early adulthood stage?

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stable

86
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for the age 30 transition?

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Reappraising an possibly changing career

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is early life structure for age 30 transition?

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transitional

88
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for the culminating life structure for early adulthood?

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Establishing a niche through ambitious goal achievement

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is early life structure for culminating life structure for early adulthood?

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stable

90
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for the mid-life transition?

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Reappraising to express ‘whole personality’

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is mid-life transition?

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transitional

92
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for the entry life structure for middle adulthood?

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creating a productive life structure

93
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is entry life structure for middle adulthood?

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stable

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for age 50 transition?

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assessing and improving career structure

95
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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is age 50 transition?

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transitional

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for culminating life structure for middle adulthood?

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achieving the goals formulated at age 50

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage isculminating life structure for middle adulthood?

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stable

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks for late adulthood transition?

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preparing for retirement

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what type of stage is late adulthood transition?

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transitional

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In Levinson’s theory of career development, what are the career tasks and stage type for post career retirement?

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retirement, stable

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