Adult Development Flashcards
what are the 3 themes of friendship?
- affective or emotional.
- shared or communal nature
- socialability and compatibility
what stages do adult friendships develop over?
Acquaintanceship Build-up Continuation Deterioration Ending
percentage of men at risk of isolation in beyondblue 2014 report?
23%
what is associated with risk of poor social connectedness?
illness, disability, and unemployment
What are stenberg’s 3 components of love?
- passion
- intimacy
- commitment
what is infatuation?
-early stages of romance when passion is high, but intimacy and commitment are lower
what is assortive mating?
selecting one’s partner based on similarity across many dimensions (non-random)
what is homogamy?
degree to which people are similar - greater when couples meet through school or a religious setting
continuum of aggressive behaviour?
verbal aggression –> physical aggression –> sever physical aggression –> murder
what did women who initiate the divorce report?
self-focused growth and optimism
holland’s theory on career choice?
pursue career that is a good fit between personality traits, ability and interests
how does personality type influence career?
- investigate = chemist, pharma
- social = teacher, counsellor
- realistic -firefighter, elec, pilot
- artistic = actor, designer
- conventional = account, banker, admin assis
- enterprising = sales, lawyer, pol
social cognitive theory (bandura)?
- self-efficacy (perceived ability)
- outcome expectations (predicted success)
- interest (what one likes)
- choice goals (what one desires to achieve)
- support (how environment would help)
- barriers (how environment would frustrate one’s career)
baby boomer’s expectations for work?
job for life
millennial
s expectation for work?
expect to change jobs
