lifespan final Flashcards
concept of social moratorium as it relates to emerging adulthood
individuals delay marriage, home and family until their late 20s so that they can further explore their identity
outcomes of EA
- seeking stability to support adulthood
- standing alone as a self sufficient person
distantiation in Erickson’s model
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
McAdams agent actor author
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
mcadams narrative development with erickson’s stage development model
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
what is personal myth creation
your personal narrative
coherence
openness
credibility
differentiation
reconciliation
generative integration
mutuality in erickson’s adult formation
sensitivity and respect towards others views
imago formation and its relationship to agency and communion
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
emerging adulthood
distinct change in the social environment that gives youth more time before reaching social moratorium
- puts off marriage
- values youth and school
five distinctive features of EA/ overall challenge
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
agency
commitment to adult roles
self control over events
resolving instability and identity issues
What are precipitating social factors that lead to the envisioning of this new kind of stage and changes in society
technology, sexual revolution, womens movement and youth movement in the 1960s and 1970s
7 features of generativity
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
Levinson
life changes are influenced by evolving changes
as men get older they have less authority, recognition and power
less instinctual drive = more mature pursuits
Cohen
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
agronin: wisdom is rooted in postfrontal thinking
ability to understand and compare relationships, think more relatively and appreciate tension between ones perspective and others
cohen’s human potential phases
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
Gilligan
failure to describe progression of a relationship towards mature interdependence
cohen’s social portfolio
method of enhancing one’s pathway through human potential phases; actively reviewing ones assets
4 types of generativity
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
disengagement theory
due to inevitable aging, people become disengaged with the outer world and are preoccupied with their inner lives
dementia
profound decline or deterioration in mental functioning
impairment of mental processes, attention & judgement
alzheimer’s disease
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
parkinson’s disease
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
mental health
older people are at a greater suicide risk and anxiety disorder risk
depression is common in older adults and insomnia
positive psychology
considers all of mental health and therapy, focuses on positive human experiences, creativity and resilience
- pleasant, good and meaningful life
six developmental trends
coherence
openness
credibility
differentiation
reconciliation
generative integration
coherence
The story makes sense
openness
Tolerance for ambiguity; stories need to be flexible and resilient
credibility
the storyline must be credible and accountable to facts that can be known or found out
differentiation
As the adult matures, the story becomes richer, deeper, more complex
reconciliation
Narrative solutions that provide harmony and integrity of the self
generative integration
The good myth integrates the mythmaker into society in a generative way
