life span chapter 18 Flashcards
what is erikson final stage of pyschosocial theory and what is it characterized by?
- ego integrity vs despair
- accepting ones life as meaningful despite physical decline and death
of the 4 developmental tasks, which falls into finding self worth outside of their achievements in workplace by engaging in community, activity with friends/family and spiritual undertakings?
- ego differentation and work-role preoccupation
which developmental tasks falls under coping with ones death by placing more value on social and emotional relationships
- body transcendence vs body preoccupation
which development tasks falls under a concern for the well-being of humankind in general aka doing stuff for the greater good
- ego transendence vs ego preoccupation
what is the difference between activity theory and socioemotional selective theory
-activity theory states that older adults are better adjusted when they are more physically and socially active
-socioemotional selective theory is placing more emphasize on emotional experience as we age and limit social contacts
Is suicide due to untreated depression is more frequent among older adults than among younger adults
yes
what does selective optimization with compensation mean?
- reshaping ones life to focus on what ones finds to be important and meaningful in the decline of physical decline and mental impariment
in keeping with _____ theory, people who age successfully tend to seek emotional fulfillment by reshaping their lives to concentrate on what they find to be important and meaningful
- socioemotional selective theory
according to _____ theory, older people and society usually mutually withdraw from one another as older people approach death.
- disengagement theory
depression can be connected with the “big 5” factor of _____
-neuroticism
what % of gay and bi =sexual adults aged 60-91 reported good or excellent mental health in a research study ?
- 75 %
