Aging Flashcards
What is the social clock
More opportunity to explore, more time
Being seen differently
Rites of passage
What is Eriksons stage of middle age 1963
Gererativity v stagnation , need to establish a framework for the next generation, wellbeing,
What did valiant 2002 say middle age was all about
The keeper of the meaning
What is generatively v stagnation
Establish and guide the next generation v stagnating
What is Eriksons theory of older adults
Ego Integrity v despair, coming to terms with life and reflecting.
What is primary aging and secondary aging
Primary - how our bodies naturally age
Secondary - life style and environment stressors we have in our lives
What are Peters protective factors 2006
Exercise, eat well, low alcohol, increase cognitive effect to reduce CVS problems
How does fluid and crystallised intelligence change with age
Fluid starts to decline in the late 20’s sometimes later, crystallised can keep increasing as our experience develops and retains more schemas about the world.
What Neuro changes occur in the aging brain
Reduced size and grey matter, 40% of adults will start to lose some memory after 65, with 1% of these progressing to dementia.
What is generativity v stagnation
Generativity is established , pass on knowledge
Stagnation is preoccupied with self
What does Sinclair 2021 say about genetics and environment on aging
Believes that 20% of aging is due to your genetics but 80% is how you live your life. Fraction of money goes into the research of aging and yet biggest problem in society to deal with as pop. Increase. Aging affects all of us.
What are thoughts about mid life crisis
Levi son 86 coined midlife crisis, triggering changes in behaviour , myth, but Wethington 2000 disputes this as only happening if a major event happened in middle age.
What is piagets post form operational
Formal operational is when you accept other people’s world experience even if you don’t agree.
