ADULTHOOD Flashcards
what is emerging adulthood?
transition stage between adolescence and adulthood
5 key features of emerging adulthood
- identity exploration
- instability
- self-focus
- feeling in-between
- possibilities
what does identity exploration involve?
defining yourself, deciding beliefs and values
what does instability involve?
stress, high pressure
what does self focus involve?
independent lifestyle and decisions
what does feeling in-between pertain to?
in some ways an adult, gradual
what does possibilities pertain to?
exploration
true or false
emerging adulthood is experienced by everyone
false
what factors influence emerging adulthood?
affluence, individualism vs collectivism, developing countries
advantages of emerging adulthood
- time to obtain education
- mature judgement-making
- personal growth and development
- creativity, innovation, risktaking
disadvantages of emerging adulthood
- increased parental reliance
- delayed societal contributions
- stress, anxiety, mental health problems
what does postformal thought include?
- reflective, relativistic, contextual
- provisional
- realistic
- recognition of emotional influence
2 types of intelligence
crystallized and fluid
crystallized intelligence
accumulated information
fluid intelligence
ability to abstract reasoning
4 dimensions that peak at middle adulthood
verbal ability, verbal memory, inductive reasoning, spatial orientation
information processing involves
percpetual speed, memory, expertise, practical problem solving
perceptual speed
- reaction time task
- perceptual motor task
memory
peaks at 50s declines in middle age
types of memory
explicit
implicit
episodic
semantic
working
source
prospective
explicit memory
conscious facts and experiences can be stated
implicit memory
unconscious recollection; automatic skills and routines
episodic memory
retained info of life happenings
semantic memory
general academic knowledge and expertise
working memory
mental workbench; manipulate and assemble info for decision making, problem solving and language comprehension
source memory
where one learned something
prospective memory
remembering something to do in the future
kinds of memories that decline at late adulthood
explicit, episodic, working
expertise involves
extensive, highly organized knowledge of a certain domain
hardware of the mind
cognitive mechanics
cognitive mechanics
speed and accuracy of processes involved in sensory input, attention, visual and motor memory, discrimination, comparison and categorization
culture based soft ware programs
cognitive pragmatics
cognitive pragmatics
reading and writing, language comprehension, educational qualifications, life skills
types of attention
selective, divided, sustained, executive
selective attention
focus on specific ignore irrelevant
divded attention
multitasking
sustained attention
focused and extended
executive attention
planning actions, allocating attention, detecting and compensating errors, monitoring progress
when does does executive function decline
old age
consensual validation
attitudes and values are supported/validated by someone similar
According to erikson what is intimacy
finding oneself while losing oneself in another person and require commitment
also known as passionate love/eros
romantic love
strong early components of sexuality and infatuation
romantic love
companionate love
affectionate love
when does affection come
when passion fades
main dimensions of triarchic theory of love
passion, intimacy, commitment
triarchic theory of love
passion
physical and sexual attraction
triarchic theory of love
intimacy
emotional feelings of warmth, closeness and sharing
triarchic theory of love
commitment
cognitive appraisal of relationship and intent ot maintain
passion =
infatuation
intimacy + commitment =
affectionate
passion + commitment +
fatuous
Erik Erikson’s stages of development involved in adulthood
generativity vs stagnation
integrity vs despair
generativity
desire to leave legacies
stagnation
felt when no sense of actions for next generation
according to Levinson what marks the transition of teen to independence
formation of a dream of life they want career and marriage
levinson
4 major conflicts at middle adulthood transition
young vs old
destructive vs constructive
masculine vs feminine
attached vs separated
levinsons
successful midlife transition depends on?
effectivity of reduction of polarities between conflicts and acceptance
reflect on past and conclude if well spent or not
integrity vs despair
life review involves
- looking back at life experience, evaluate, interpret and reinterpret
- identify positive aspects and regrets as part of wisdom
according to Butler life review is initiated when?
looking forward to death
reminiscence therapy
discuss past with others
activity theory
more active more likely to be satisfied
socioemotional selectivity theory
more selective about social networks as they age
types of aging
normal, pathological, successful
type of aging experienced by most
normal
type of aging with mild cognitive impairment at early old age
pathological
psychological functioning peaks early midlife, maintains from late 50s - early 60s, declines early 80s
normal aging
successful aging
physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development is maintained longer and declines later
