Chapter 16 Flashcards
Self-actualization
full realization of human potential
Generativity vs Stagnation
Erikson’s seventh stage of psychological development in which the middle-aged adult develops a concern with establishing, guiding, and influencing the next generation or else experiences stagnation (a sense of inactivity or lifelessness)
Social Clock and Middle Adulthood
middle-aged adults who get off track of the social clock experience more difficulties in their life
Midlife Crisis
reevaluation of one’s past, typically occurring in the early to mid forties
Turning Point
significant change in perceived meaning, purpose, or direction of one’s life
Midlife Review
examination of one’s self that leads to revision of values and priorities
Positive Mental Health
a sense of well-being and healthy sense of self
Important Contributors to Positive Mental Health
social support, religiosity, extraversion, conscientiousness, quality of work and leisure, income, exercise
Well-being
a sense of happiness
Important Contributors to Well-being
self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, personal growth
Social Convoy Theory
theory that people move through life surrounded by circles of intimate relationships on which they rely for assistance, well-being, and social support
Social Convoys
circles of intimate relationships on which they rely for assistance, well-being, and social support
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
theory that people select social contacts on the basis of the changing relative importance of social interaction as a source of information, as an aid in developing and maintaining a self-concept, and as a source of emotional well-being
Marriage
trajectory is a U-shaped curvee
Cohabitation
common, and in middle adulthood, cohabitation is more of an alternative to marriage, rather than a “testing ground”
