27.3 Psych: Development in adulthood and mid-life Flashcards
What are Erikson’s middle adulthood stages? (A vs. B)
Generativity vs. stagnation
What are the three sources that Havinghurst’s Task arise from?
Physical maturation
Personal values
The pressures of society
What ages is Arnett’s ‘emerging adulthood’ from?
What does it mainly focus on?
When asked if this group had ‘reached adulthood’ what did the majority reply with?
18-25
Identity formation/consolidation
Yes and no (ambivalent)
What was Levinson’s view of mid-life all about?
What was the order of the structure like compared to Erikson?
Engagement of a person in the world
Sequential (not hierarchical structure)
What were some criticisms of Levinson’s view of mid-life?
Based on prescriptive social norms, only American men
Compared to men, what did Levinson find different with women’s experiences of mid-life?
More ambivalence and conflict about clashing career/family
For the majority of Levinson’s participants, mid-life was a time of…
Turmoil and crises
What are rates of depression and anxiety like at 45-65yo.?
What characterises mid life?
At lowest
Personality stability (rather than change)
What are 3 ‘turning points’ in midlife regularly cited?
Awareness of growth
Awareness of need to change
Asserting control over choices and finding limits
How does personality change based on the five factor model?
Is this stable across cultures?
Neuroticism, openness decreases
Agreeableness/conscientiousness increases
Extraversion stable
Yes
What is menopause defined as?
12 months of amenorrhea
What was the prevalence of depression with menopause like for women that had it surgically induced?
Much higher depression rates
very sudden onset of menopause
What happens to testosterone with male aging?
Steady decline from age 35 onwards
