Module 8 - Middle Adulthood 34-60 Flashcards
1
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physical changes
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- hearing acuity diminishes
- weight gain
- muscle loss
- fatty tissue redisributed
- fatigue
- hormone production decreases
2
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3 themes of career management
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- understanding and managing leadership and authority
- expanding interpersonal skills and relationships
- meeting new skill demand
3
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substantive complexity
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degree to which the work requires thought, independent judgement
4
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intellectual flexibility
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ability to handle conflicting information, grasp perspectives on a problem
5
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reasons for work activities and goals may change (5)
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- some careers end during middle adulthood
- cannot resolve conflicts between job demands and personal goals
- realisation that one has succeeded as much as possible in a given career
- some women decide to make a greater commitment to career once children are older
- with the restructuring of the workforces, some are made redundant
6
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impact of joblessness
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- self doubt
- passivity
- social withdraw
7
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when are marriages likely to succeed
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- both partners are mature
- monogamous in terms of values and interests
- each partner contributes equitability
- couples are honest, committed, trust and consult each other
8
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parenting alliance
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the capacity of a spouse to acknowledge, respect and value the parenting roles and tasks of the partner
9
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4 stages of family development that will likely take place during middle adulthood
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- children in early and middle childhood
- children become adolescents
- no children living at home
- becoming grandparents
10
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Super’s theory of career development
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- exploration
- establishment
- maintenance
- disengagement
11
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Lazarus + Folkman - Psychological Stress
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- Adaptive coping (attempting to solve problem)
2. Pallative Coping (startegies_
12
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crisis
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generativity v stagnation
