Ch 18 Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood Flashcards
What is the ego integrity vs despair stage?
The last of Erikson’s psychosocial stages, in which older adults must achieve a sense of satisfaction with their lives.
What is ego integrity?
The feeling that one’s life has been worthwhile.
What is reminiscence?
Reflecting on past experience.
What is life review?
An evaluative process in which elders make judgements about past behavior.
What is activity theory?
The idea that it is normal and healthy for older adults to try to remain as active as possible for as long as possible.
What is disengagement theory?
The theory that it is normal and healthy for older adults to scale down their social lives and to separate themselves from others to a certain degree.
What is continuity theory?
The idea that older adults adapt lifelong interests and activities to the limitations imposed on them by physical aging.
What is successful aging?
The term gerontologists use to describe maintaining one’s physical health, mental abilities, social competence, and overall satisfaction with one’s life as one ages.
What is volunteerism?
Performance of unpaid work for altruistic motives.
What is religious coping?
The tendency to turn to religious beliefs and institutions for support in times of difficulty.
What is an amenity move?
Postretirement move away from kin to a location that has some desirable feature, such as year-round warm weather.
What is compensatory (kinship) migration?
A move to a location near family or friends that happens when an elder requires help because of a disability or a disease.
What is institutional migration?
A move to an institution, such as a nursing home, that is necessitated by a disability.
