Late adulthood

Question 1

Erikson’s final psychological conflict

Answer 1

ego integrity vs despair

Question 2

peck’s tasks of ego integrity

Answer 2

ego differentiation, body transcendence, and ego transcendence

Question 3

ego differentiation refers to

Answer 3

finding other ways to affirm self worth

Question 4

body transcendence refers to

Answer 4

surmounting physical limitations by emphasizing the compensating rewards of cognitive, emotional and social powers

Question 5

ego transcendence refers to

Answer 5

facing the reality of death constructively through efforts to make life more secure and meaningful for younger generations

Question 6

joan erikson added the stage, ___________, which is _________________.

Answer 6

gerotranscendence; a cosmic and transcendent perspective directed forward and outward beyond the self

Question 7

labouvie-vief studied elders’ increasing emotional strength, saying that they improve in __________, ______________

Answer 7

affect optimization, the ability to maximize positive emotion and dampen negative emotion

Question 8

the third age is…

Answer 8

a new phase of late adulthood in which older adults use their freedom from work and parenting responsibilities to pursue passions

Question 9

the pattern in which the elderly are rewarded with support when they are dependent is called ____________, and when the elderly who are independent are ignored, it is refered to as ______________

Answer 9

dependency-support script, independence-ignore script

Question 10

what theory asserts that mutual withdraw between elders and society takes place in anticipation of death?

Answer 10

disengagement theory