ch 14 part 1 reviews Flashcards
chapter 14
socioemotional in middle adulthood
Erikson stage 7 :
Generativity versus Stagnation
Generativity versus Stagnation
generativity :adults’ desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation
stagnation :also known as self-absorption)
develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation
Types of Generativity :
Biological
Parental
Work
Cultural
Evidence
Levinson’s Seasons of a Man’s Life
Extensive interviews with middle-aged
End of teens :
20s :
28 to 33 years :
30s :
40 to 45 years
End of teens : transition from dependence to independence
20s : novice phase of experimentation & testing
28 to 33 years : transition & adoption of goals
30s : boom becoming one’s own man phase
40 to 45 years : transition to middle adulthood
being young versus being old
being destructive versus being constructive
being masculine versus being feminine
being attached to others vs. being separated
in 40-45 age
أن تكون شابًا مقابل أن تكون كبيرًا في السن
كونها هدامة مقابل كونها بناءة
أن تكون مذكرًا مقابل أن تكون مؤنثًا
التعلق بالآخرين مقابل الانفصال
transition period to middle adulthood
Midlife = Psychologically painful time this view of :
Levinson’s view
______suspended between past and future
midlife
Vaillant’s “Grant Study
a time of reassessing and recording the truth
only a minority of adults experience a crisis
emphasizes that life events influence an individual’s development with also mediating factors
Contemporary-Life Events Approach
life event that could influence you :
marriage
new job
accident
birth of child
mediating factors such as :
physical health
intelligence
income
personility
family support
Stress and Gender
When men experience stress, they are more likely to become aggressive, withdraw from social contact, or drink alcohol
When women experience stress, they are more to seek social support alliances with others (e.g., female friends)
When men experience stress, they are more likely to become aggressive, withdraw from social contact, or drink alcohol
fight ot flight
When women experience stress, they are more to seek social support alliances with others (e.g., female friends)
tend to befriend
