Lecture 13 Flashcards
Relationships we maintain throughout adult life
Social Convoy
Improve with age, promotes mental health and physical health
Friendships
Improves with age, buffers life stressors (financial, child care)
Parents
Improve with birth of children, closer after death of a parent, promotes mental health
Siblings
What is an exclusion of social convoy with siblings?
Parental favoritism
Need for intimacy, shared resources, raise children, provide care when needed
Partners
What are the 3 factors of marriage?
Passion, intimacy, commitment
What is the most important factor of marriage?
Commitment
Conflict and frustration increase, first child is born, commitment increases, passion and intimacy decrease
Honeymoon phase
Is empty nest syndrome real?
No
When is the risk of divorce high for adults?
First child born and teen children
The need to give of oneself, to be needed, and to nurture things
Generativity
Too many diverse demands in one role
Role overload
Conflicting demands between roles
Role conflict
One role interferes with the ability to perform the other role
Role spillover
Identify and understand resources, giving emotional support, calling weekly, financial assistance, physical care, live with adult chid
Filial obligation