Chapter 5 - Living Well at Every Stage of life / Developmental Themes Flashcards
Career Consolidation
A life task that requires the development of a social identity and engagement in a career characterized by contentment, compensation, competence, and commitment.
External Adaptation
A person’s ability to meet the social, education, and occupational expectations of society.
Identity
A life task that requires one to develop one’s own views, values, and interests instead of simply reflecting the beliefs of one’s parents or others.
Generativity
A life task that requires one to “give the self away” and expand one’s social circle. This may include mentoring the next generation of adults.
Instrumental Support
Support that involves giving assistance or help when needed.
Integrity
A life task that requires one to cultivate contentment with life and a sense of peace. Often accompanied by increased spirituality.
Internal Adaptation
A person’s ability to achieve emotional and psychological well-being.
Intimacy
A life task that requires one to develop an interdependent, committed, and close relationship with another person.
Keeper of Meaning
A life task that engenders perspective on the workings of the world and of people and that is characterized by a willingness to share this wisdom with others. The keeper of meaning is seen as linking the present and the past by protecting traditions and rituals and passing them on to the next generation.
Positive Youth Development PYD
Positive, healthy youth development is marked by the attainment of nine outcomes: (1) bonding; (2) social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and moral competencies; (3) self-determination; (4) spirituality; (5) clear and positive identity; (6) belief in the future; (7) positive behavior; (8) prosocial development; (9) prosocial norms.
Positive youth developmentalists
Professionals who put the findings of resilience researchers and other positive psychologists into action and create opportunities for growth by developing and conducting programs that help youth capitalize on their personal assets and environmental resources.
Resilience
The ability to bounce back or positively adapt in the face of significant adversity or risk.
Resilience Researchers
Professionals who study resilience and identify the naturally occurring personal and environmental resources that help children and adolescents overcome life challenges.
Socioemotional support
Support that involves providing friendship, kindness, and love for others.
Successful aging
A lifestyle defined by avoiding disease, engaging in life, and maintaining high cognitive and physical functioning in one’s later years.
