Exam 3 Flashcards

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Social Convoy Model

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Ever-changing network that surrounds o=us through life (inner circle is most stable; outer circle is most frequently changing)

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Socio-Emotional Selective Theory

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Size of social network declines as we age bc of shifts in our motivation (due to changes in future time perspective)

Quantity declines, quality remains/increases (younger ppl pursue knowledge & relationship; older pursuer emotional satisfaction & deepening existing relationships)

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3
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How do the changes proposed in socioemtional selective theory link to changes/stability of the levels in the social convoy model?

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As we age, we want to strengthen inner circle & detach from outer

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Three types of love

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passion- psychological desire for someone
intimacy- feeling you can share thoughts & actions with one another
commitment- willingness to stay through good and bad

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5
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Sternberg’s theory on how passion intimacy & commitment change overtime

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passion decreases overtime while intimacy & commitment increase

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6
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Neurobiology of love systems

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Sexual desire- amphetamines & testosterone
Romantic love- oxycontin & opiods
Attachment- oxycontin & serotonin

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7
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Attachment related anxiety

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worries act whether or not someone will be there when needed

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8
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Attachment related avoidance

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discomfort with physical & emotional intimacy

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9
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SecFour adult attachment styles

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Secure- low avoidance, low anxiety
Preoccupied- low avoidance, high anxiety
Fearful avoidant- high anxiety, high avoidance
Dismissing avoidant- low anxiety, high avoidance

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10
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Most common/ least common attachment style

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Secure
Fearful Avoidant

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11
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How do attachment styles change with age

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it gets better

Ppl who feel discomfort w intimacy gradually feel less discomfort as they age

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12
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Cohabitation rates changing in US since 1995 & group that changed most & most likely to cohabitate

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Increasing; greatest change & liklihood- younger ppl

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13
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Age at first marriage: How its changed overtime & gender

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Rate has gone down since 1995

Men marry older than women across time, age has increased since the 50s

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14
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Marital success

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outcome (does marriage continue or end)

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15
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Marital Adjustment

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degree spouses accommodate eachother overtime

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16
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Marital Satisfaction

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Global assessment of ones marriage

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17
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Homogamy

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Similarity of value & interests

Increase marital success

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18
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Exchange theory

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Each person contribute something to the relationship that the other would be hard pressed to provide

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19
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Describe each of the factors (Enduring vulnerabilities, external stressors, initial satisfaction, and adaptive processes) in the vulnerability-stress-adaptation model of marital satisfaction. How do these factors work together to determine changes in marital satisfaction over time

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How marital satisfaction chagnes overtime due to endurign vulnerabilites (perosnal traits that make it hard), external stressors (things outside of relationship creating stress), intial satisfaction and adaptive process (how couple overcomes & adapts through problems)

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20
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Research-based recommendations for having long happy marriage

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  • make time for your relationship
  • Express your love
  • be there when needed
  • Communicate (constructively & positively)
  • Be interested in there life
  • Confide
  • Forgive minor offense & try to understand major ones
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21
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How has avg of age @ first birth & # of children’ ppl have been changing overtime in US?

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Average age woman has first child is going up overtime
# of children has decreases
more than 50% of pregnancies are unplanned.

22
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Benefits of having children

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Source of affection
Improves family ties
Gives parents sense of accomplishment

23
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Challenges of having children

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$$
creates every day stressors in life

24
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FMLA

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Requires large employers (>50) to give unpaid leave of 12 week for:
- caring of child or ill family
recovering from serious health condition
To deal w/ obligations (childcare) arising from dependent being called in for active duty

25
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Familism

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Well-being of family takes precedence over concerns of individual family members

Hispanic & Asian emphasize familism more than white or black families

26
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Kinkeeper

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Person who gather family members together (usually middle-aged daughters)

27
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Sandwich Generation

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Middle aged parents caught between caregiving for children & their parents

28
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Boomerang Kid

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Roughly 1/2 of adults return home at least once

29
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Filial Obligation & Stressors

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Moral/legal duty to care & provide for parents

Stressors: trouble coping w parents decline & when caregiving infrignes on other responsibilities

30
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Career

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Patterns & sequences of jobs/related roles held by ppl across working lives & into retirement

31
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Career Construct Theory

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People build careers through own actions that result from own characteristic & social context

32
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Vocational interests

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Social (people helpers)
Investigative (abstract problem solvers)
Realistic (Technically & altheltically inclined)
Enterprising (People influencers)
Articistic (Idea creators)
Conventional (Data & detail people)

33
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Person-enivroment fit

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People will be more successful if they work in something they’re talented in

34
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Life span- Life space

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Views perosn carrer as a series of roles they play throughtout there life

35
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Social Cognitive Theory

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Career success involves being proactive, believing in yourself, self regulation, motivated, and focused on goals

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Non Interest factors

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life stages, social roles, personal values, health concerns, financial needs etc

37
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Reality Shock

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Situation in which what you earn in classroom doesn’t always transfer directly into the real world & doesn’t represent all you need to know

38
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Minimizing reality shock when starting new career

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Internship, mentors, apprentice

39
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Job Satisfaction

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positive feeling coming from appraisal of ones work

40
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Psychological Capital Theory

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Having a positive outlook on job improves processes & outcomes

41
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Alienation vs burnout

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Alienation is feelings that arises when worked believe what they’re doing is meaningless

Burnout is the excessive state of that stress feeding in emotional, physical & mental exhaustion

42
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Passion related to burnout

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Seems to matter when it comes to burnout (investing energy into something you value)

43
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Harmonious passion related to burnt

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When individual doesn’t feel compelled to engage in the enjoyable activity, they freely choose to do so in harmony w other aspects of life

44
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Obsessive Passion related to burnout

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Internal urge to engage in what youre passionate art, which can make it difficult to fully disengage from thoughts abt activity

45
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Career Platueing

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Lack of challenge in work/ worker not seeing advancment

46
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Reskilling, Upskilling, and Career Retaining

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Reskilling: Improving existing skills
Upskilling: Leaning new skills
Career Retaining: changing to completely new career

47
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Job loss vs Insecurity

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Job loss is when patyed employment is taken away; Job Insecurity is the anticipating of job loss

48
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Unemployment vs Retirement

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Retirement is a stage in career where older adults leave full time work to pursue other interests

49
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Retirement Income: Social Security

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Government; employee & employer contribute monthly amount & receives monthly amount when retired

50
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Retirement Income: Pension

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Employer; employee & employer contribute amount & receives monthly amount when retired

51
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Retirement Income: 401K

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Employer: Both contribute monthly amount- employees income @ retirement is dependent on investment they chose

52
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Retirement Income: IRA

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Owned by individual- Employees income @ retirement is dependent on performance of investments they chose