Chapter 18 Psychosocial Development In Late Adutlhood Flashcards
Negative emotions tend to decrease with age
Neurotics have a higher negative emotion
Socio cognitive perspective of emotions
As we age there is an increase I the ability yo understand and to regulate our emotions
Positive emotions tend to remain stable
Extraverts have higher positive emotion
Living arrangements
- 73% of men live with a spouse
- 17% of men live alone
- 10% live other
- 41% of women live with a spouse
- 40% of women live alone
- 19%live other
Disengagement theory
Decline in physical health brings social withdrawal
Has received little research support
Activity theory
Activity is linked with life satisfaction
Regarded as simplistic
Erikson
He was skeptical on his dieting bed of the last stage … Saying there were gray areas
Ego integrity vs despair
-Final stage of the life span
-Successful crisis resolution brings virtue of wisdom
Older adults engage in life review
Was it everything I hoped for? Did I do all that I wanted? How big are my regrets?
Need to accept one’s life as it is, even the mistakes , as a natural course for my life
Siblings relationships
> healthy sibling relationships can lead to life
Longevity
Martial satisfaction
Martial satisfaction is like a bell-shaped curve
It starts off good than decreases and the lowest point is when the children are teenagers than when the children move out the satisfaction increases again
Respite care
Is the provision of short term , temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home
Social convoy
Antonucci and colleagues
Identify helpful social network members
Avoid unhelpful network members
Grandparenting styles
Formal Fun seeker Surrogate parent Reservoir of family wisdom Distant
Formal
Interested in grandchildren, but don’t give advise
Don’t do child rearing tasks, see at holidays
Fun seeker
Informal , playful , grandchild is source of pleasure, play together
