Chapter 19: Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial development Flashcards
what does maslow identitfy as the two psychosocial needs in emerging adulthood?
a. love and belonging
(followed by)
b. success and esteem
what did freud identify as the two main needs in emerging adulthood?
love and work
what are eriksons stages for early adulthood, and middle adulthood?
Early A/H: intimacy v. isolation
Middle A/H: generativity v. stagnation
give a brief summary of what can be done on the generativity domain of things?
not only having kids, but also just helping the next generation in general, doing meaningful work, coaching, or teaching
what is the overall theme of adulthood?
affiliation and achievement
what did erikson posit about adult female development?
for many women, identity vs. role confusion and the intimacy v. isolation stages are switched. He also believed that women experience a special problem n a conflict between family and work
they find love and maybe have kids before they figure out who they really are
what percentage of women today will work for money at least once in their life?
90%
research on to executives shows that what percentage of men and women are
(single)
(childless)
(single)
men- 4%
women-51%
(childless)
men-3%
women-61%
what is the age 30 transition for women
the tendency to reverse to earlier priorities after age 30.
if you focused on starting a family first then you will focus on career, and vice versa
despite pressures of work…
women who do work outside of the home are healthier, have higher self esteem, and less anxiety
every age tends to perceive their age as…
the best age
what is the difference in gender and age perception?
when given photos of female and males at the same age,, females are considered to look older
what is self perception of age like?
younger than 30: you perceive youself as being older
older than 30: you perceive yourself as being younger
