Later life development Flashcards
Filial piety
Duty and responsibility to older generations in asian culture
Life expectancy around the world
66 for males
71 for females
Life expectancy in Australia
Males: 81
Females: 85
Midlife reevaluation phase
The need for new challenges - more open to complexity
Happens between 40-60
Liberation phase
60-70
Start thinking about retirement
Has to more time, more resources
Can pursue art, instrument, leisure
Summing up phase and generative phase
70-80
Want to leave some kind of legacy
When is the corpus callosum more developed
Later in life, the corpus callosum becomes more interconnected - facilitates complex problem solving and creativity
What do old people tend to do later i n life
Maintain good friendships
Older adults tend to score higher on what personality traits
Agreebalness and conscientousness
3 best ways to age well
- Avoid disease and disability
- Cognitive and physical function
- Social engagement with life
After 65, people tend to feel how many years younger than their chronological age
10
Theory of selection on aging sucessfully
Identifying goals and prioritizing them and determining how to know you’ve achieved them
Theory of optimisation on ageing successfully
Refers to maximising performance to facilitate stress
Theory of compensation on ageing successfully
Adapting to limitations that interfere with goals and may include the use of assistive technology