Exam 4: Physcosocial Develeopment Flashcards
What are the three model stages of adult personality development?
1) trait model
2) timing of event model
3) normative stage model
What is the trait model?
There are five traits that everyone has and they don’t change much
What are the five traits in the trait model
OCEAN
- openness
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- neuroticism
What is the timing of events model?
Adult development is influenced by normative and non normative life events
What is the normative stage model?
Erkison’s stage of psychosocial development
What is intimacy vs. isolation?
Intimacy- close and intimate relationships
Isolation- feelings of loneliness and fear of relationships
What are adult friendships?
Social networking can help or hinder emotional well-being
What do other cultures prioritize in a relationship?
Emotional maturity, health, similar education, and chastity
What is the assertive mating theory (homogamy)?
We are attracted to people who are like us
How do men tend to marry?
- younger, smaller, lower in status
How do women tend to marry?
Older, larger, higher in status
What are the three elements of sternberg’s theory of romantic love?
- intimacy
- passion
- commitment
What are the characteristics of an avoidant attachment style in a romantic relationship?
- losses invested, higher breakup rates, may avoid commitment
- often feels lonely
What are the characteristics of an secure attachment style in a romantic relationship?
- happy and confident about future of their relationships
- sensitive and supportive
What are the characteristics of an anxious- ambivalent attachment style in a romantic relationship?
- overly invested, repeated break ups w/ same partner, low self esteem, compulsive, intrusive, and clingy
What is fictive kin?
Close friends who are often treated as family
What are the characteristics of relationships in middle adulthood?
- less time and energy devoted
- still depend of friends for emotional support and practical guidance
what is the social convoy theory?
Decrease in social contact will not impair well being because stable inner circle
What is socioemotional selectivity theory?
People select their friends to meet goals
Marital satisfaction hits its lowest point when?
Following birth of children
When does martial satisfaction increase?
Grow after children leave adolescence and reaches its highest point when kids leave the home
What percent of divorced people remarry?
75 percent to 80 percent
What is a marriage gradient?
Pushes men to marry younger women
What is empty nest syndrome?
- feelingness of unhappiness, worry, loneliness, and depression resulting from children’s departure from home
