lifespan final

Question 1

concept of social moratorium as it relates to emerging adulthood

Answer 1

individuals delay marriage, home and family until their late 20s so that they can further explore their identity

Question 2

outcomes of EA

Answer 2

• seeking stability to support adulthood
• standing alone as a self sufficient person

Question 3

distantiation in Erickson’s model

Answer 3

intimacy counterpart
- readiness to repudiate or destroy forces and people whose essence seem dangerous to your own essence
- figuring out what someone does not want

Question 4

McAdams agent actor author

Answer 4

actor: OCEAN, dispositional traits
agent: goals and values that turn into motivation, people strive to reach a desired end envisioned in the future
author: life stories; understanding yourself and how to navigate the world

Question 5

mcadams narrative development with erickson’s stage development model

Answer 5

narrative tone (infancy) trust vs mistrust
personal imagery (early childhood) autonomy vs shame & doubt
motivational themes (school age) initiative vs guilt & identity vs role confusion
ideological setting (adolescence) identity vs role confusion
imago formation (young adulthood) intimacy vs isolation
generativity (adulthood) generativity vs stagnation
narrative reconciliation (mature age) integrity vs despair

Question 6

what is personal myth creation

Answer 6

your personal narrative
coherence
openness
credibility
differentiation
reconciliation
generative integration

Question 7

mutuality in erickson’s adult formation

Answer 7

sensitivity and respect towards others views

Question 8

imago formation and its relationship to agency and communion

Answer 8

when you take on social roles and morph into your trusted sense of self
high rooted communion: lover, caregiver
high rooted agency: warrior, traveler
low of both: escapist, survivor
high of both: healer, teacher, counselor

Question 9

emerging adulthood

Answer 9

distinct change in the social environment that gives youth more time before reaching social moratorium
- puts off marriage
- values youth and school

Question 10

five distinctive features of EA/ overall challenge

Answer 10

1.identity exploration
2. instability in love, work and residence
3. self focus
4. feeling in between
5. optimism and possibilities to transform your life

Question 11

agency

Answer 11

commitment to adult roles
self control over events
resolving instability and identity issues

Question 12

What are precipitating social factors that lead to the envisioning of this new kind of stage and changes in society

Answer 12

technology, sexual revolution, womens movement and youth movement in the 1960s and 1970s

Question 13

7 features of generativity

Answer 13

generativity: personal and societal concern for providing for the next generation
1. cultural demand (motivational source)
2. inner desire (motivational source)
3. concern for the next gen
4. belief
5. commitment
6. action
7. narration

Question 14

Levinson

Answer 14

life changes are influenced by evolving changes
as men get older they have less authority, recognition and power
less instinctual drive = more mature pursuits

Question 15

Cohen

Answer 15

potential phases that reflect evolving mental maturity, human development and psychological growth
- because we’re aging, emotions balance and intelligence increases
- growing creativity that aides with building relationships and promoting culture
consists of a list of vital activities one can engage in along dimensions of high & low mobility/ group or individual pursuits

Question 16

agronin: wisdom is rooted in postfrontal thinking

Answer 16

ability to understand and compare relationships, think more relatively and appreciate tension between ones perspective and others

Question 17

cohen’s human potential phases

Answer 17

35, 55, 70, 75
1. mid life reevaluation: quest energy
2. liberation: exploration, if not now, when?
3. summing up: drive for resolution, life review, altruism
4. encore: celebration of self, family, community, culture

Question 18

Gilligan

Answer 18

failure to describe progression of a relationship towards mature interdependence

Question 19

cohen’s social portfolio

Answer 19

method of enhancing one’s pathway through human potential phases; actively reviewing ones assets

Question 20

4 types of generativity

Answer 20

biological: bearing and nursing offspring
parental: nurturing & discipline, intro to family traditions
technical: teaching skill sets and symbols of the culture
cultural: passing it on to successor

Question 21

disengagement theory

Answer 21

due to inevitable aging, people become disengaged with the outer world and are preoccupied with their inner lives

Question 22

dementia

Answer 22

profound decline or deterioration in mental functioning
impairment of mental processes, attention & judgement

Question 23

alzheimer’s disease

Answer 23

leads to irreversible dementia
characterized by memory loss and deterioration of other cognitive functions, including judgment and ability to reason
- ApoE4 genetic variant
- limited memory and personality changes

Question 24

parkinson’s disease

Answer 24

progressive, uncontrollable tremors, no control over body movements, forward leaning posture
- destruction of dopamine producing nerve cells in the area that regulates body movement
- L dopa to increase dopamine levels

Question 25

mental health

Answer 25

older people are at a greater suicide risk and anxiety disorder risk
depression is common in older adults and insomnia

Question 26

positive psychology

Answer 26

considers all of mental health and therapy, focuses on positive human experiences, creativity and resilience
- pleasant, good and meaningful life

Question 27

six developmental trends

Answer 27

coherence
openness
credibility
differentiation
reconciliation
generative integration

Question 28

coherence

Answer 28

The story makes sense

Question 29

openness

Answer 29

Tolerance for ambiguity; stories need to be flexible and resilient

Question 30

credibility

Answer 30

the storyline must be credible and accountable to facts that can be known or found out

Question 31

differentiation

Answer 31

As the adult matures, the story becomes richer, deeper, more complex

Question 32

reconciliation

Answer 32

Narrative solutions that provide harmony and integrity of the self

Question 33

generative integration

Answer 33

The good myth integrates the mythmaker into society in a generative way