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Chapter 16: psychosocial development in middle adulthood Flashcards

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

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Objective evaluation

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life pathways

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subjective evaluation

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how people construct their identities and structure their lives

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Developmental Scientists

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Change and continuity should be viewed in context of the entire life

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Developmental Scientists

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Lives do not progress in isolation

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Personality

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some say is formed by middle adulthood

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theoretical appraches

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growing consensus that midlife development changes as well as stability

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Theoretical Approaches

Maslow & Rogers

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Humanistic theorists

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Theoretical Approaches

Maslow & Rogers

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Middle age is an opportunity for positive change

more time/resources

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Theoretical Approaches

Jung

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Men & women at midlife express previously suppressed aspects of personality

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Jung (I)

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Necessary task

~ acknowledging mortality

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Jung (II)

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Necessary task

~giving up the image of youth

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Erikson

7th psychosocial stage

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GENERATIVITY (staying active) vs. STAGNATION (lazy)

~parenting/grandparenting, teaching or mentorship, productivity, creativity, self-development

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Erikson

virtue

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care

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Vaillant & Levinson (I)

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major midlife shifts in men

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Vaillant & Levinson (II)

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occupational striving (30s) -> reevaluation & restructuring (40s) -> stability (50s)

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Vaillant & Levinson (III)

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People still expect and evaluate certain events in terms of a social clock (end of reproductive years, retirement)

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Mid-life crisis

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more like a midlife review -> may be psychological turning point (if dissatisfied, decided to switch things up)

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Identity development

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people revise or confirm self-perceptions based on feedback from others & experiences

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Psychological well-being

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~midlife is generally a period of positive mental health & well-being
~SES is a factor (poor = less positive mental health and well-being)

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Issues & Themes

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generativity is related to psychological well-being (more things I do = better)
~Involvement in multiple roles (book club, parenting/grandparenting)

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Women (50s)

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prime time of life

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Kahn & Antonucci

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social convoy theory

(more social capital; friends, family, support = do better

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Carstensen

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socioemotional selectivity theory

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Kahn & Antonucci / Carstensen

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Both say social-emotional support is an important element in social interaction

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Changes in realtionships

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relationships are important to mental & physical health, but can present stressful demands
~problems are more likely to be traumatic = stressful
-parents, kids (stress)

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marital satisfaction

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improved relationship after children leave home

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Cohabitation

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half as common as in early adulthood

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Cohabitation

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Men report
~rates of depression in married men about same as men without parents (same as single)
~trend for babyboomers increasing

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Divorce (women)

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harder on middle-aged women

harder to find mate, more responsibilities

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Consensual relationships (Divorce)

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less threatening to well-being than in young adulthood

~abuse, differing values/lifestyles, infidelity

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Divorce on both men and women

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uncommon but increasing
~marital capital (financial & emotional benefit), SES, effects of the empty nest all play a role
(kids grown, dont have to worry about kids well-being)

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marital status & health

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~better mental and physical health bc looking out for one another
~social support
~socioeconomic resources
~encouragement of health-promoting behaviors
~quality is important

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Gay and Lesbian relationships

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~late intimate relationships due to delay in coming out
~more egalitarian (not going by typical gender roles)
~experience similar problems as heterosexuals
~friendship networks may provide more emotional support than family (not all families supportive)

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Friendships

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less time invested in friendships than younger adults

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Social networks

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smaller and more intimate

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Friendships

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depend on friends for emotional supports and practical guidance
~social capital in every age group

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Relationships with maturing children

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~must come to terms with loss of control over kids
~empty nest can be liberating or stressful
~more young adults are delaying departure from home

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Middle-aged parents

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tend to remain involved with their adult children

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Children

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most are happy with the way kids turned out (hand a hand in helping raise them)

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Parent child conflict

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may arise over the kids’s need to be treated like an adult and patent’s continuing concern

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Parents relationships

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~strong bond of affection with parents
~frequent contact
~Aid -> parent to child

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Sibling relationships

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less contact, but remain in touch

~relationships are important to well-being

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Parents

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~chances of becoming a caregiver to an aging parent increases through middle age
~FILIAL MATURITY -> parents become dependent on middle-age child

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Caregiving for parent

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source of stress and satisfaction

especially if they are living with you

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Grandparenthood

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Most US adults become grandparents during middle age & have average of 6 grandchildren

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Grandparent involvement

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less intimately involved than in past (distance)

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Grandmothers

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more involved than grandfathers

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Affects of divorce on grandparents

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doviorce and remarriage of an adult child can affect grandparent-grandchild relationships (may not see kids as often)

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Raising of grandchildren

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more grandparents are raising grandchildren than in past

~physical, emotional, financial strain may be created

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