PSY2004 W1 Ageing Reading

Question 1

How can stereotypes affect older people

Answer 1

Many can be negative by lead to kinder treatment. With forgetfulness led to abdication of blame and better treatment more sympathy towards older people

Question 2

What is gerontology?

Answer 2

the scientific study of aging from maturity through old age, has changed our understanding of aging and the aging process.

Question 3

What is ageism

Answer 3

myths of aging leading to negative stereotypes. Form of discrimination against adults based on their age.

Question 4

2 phases of life span perspective

Answer 4

early and later phase

Question 5

four element of ageing Baltes

Answer 5

Multidirectionality and plastiity and historical context ad nmultiple causation

Question 6

Multidirectionality

Answer 6

growth and decline as people grow in one area.

Question 7

Plasticity

Answer 7

many skills can be trained or improved with practice.

Question 8

Historical context of ageing

Answer 8

we develop with paticular set of circumstances determined by the historical time.

Question 9

Multiple causatin element

Answer 9

you will see that development is shped by biological psychological, sociocultural and life-cycle forces.

Question 10

4 interactive forces affecting development

Answer 10

Biological, psychologiccal, socioculture and life-cycle forces

Question 11

Biopsychosocial framework

Answer 11

complete overview of the shapers of human development, combination of these forces

Question 12

Normative age graded influence

Answer 12

experiences caused by biological psychological and sociocultural forces that occur to most people of a particular age. Usually indicate a major change in a person’s life (menopause), they concern different points in adulthood

Question 13

History age graded influence

Answer 13

events that most people in a specific culture experience at the same time (biological, psychological, sociocultural)

Question 14

Non normative influence

Answer 14

random/rare events that may be important for a specific individual but are not experienced by most people. These may be favourable events, or unfavourable ones. The unpredictability of these events makes them unique

Question 15

Primary ageing

Answer 15

normal, disease-free development during adulthood. (Biological, psychological, sociocultural, life-cycle processes).

Question 16

Secondary ageing

Answer 16

developmental changes that are related to disease, lifestyle and other environmentally induced changes that are not inevitable (loss of intellectual abilities in)

Question 17

Sociocultural age

Answer 17

specific set of roles individuals adopt in relation to other members of the society and culture to which they belong (behaviors and habits, such as style of dress, customs, language, and interpersonal style).

Question 18

Psychological age

Answer 18

functional level of the psychological abilities people use to adapt to changing environmental demands.

Question 19

Nurture nature issue

Answer 19

degree to which genetic or hereditary influence and experiential or environmental influences determine the kind of person you are.

Question 20

Stability Change issue

Answer 20

Degree to which people remain the same over time

Question 21

Continuity Discontinuity issue

Answer 21

whether a particular developmental phenomenon represents a smooth progression over time (continuity) or a series of abrupt shifts (discontinuity)

Question 22

Universal vs Context specific dev

Answer 22

it concern whether there is just one path of dev or seevral

Question 23

Tertiary ageing

Answer 23

rapid losses that occur shortly before death.

Question 24

What is the differences in social networks with age?

Answer 24

older people have social networks, network size places older adults at risk fo loneliness and dissatisfaction

Question 25

What affects relationship seeking?

Answer 25

goals, older adults focus on optimizing well being.

Question 26

What do Older adults report?

Answer 26

more positive emotions when interacting with social patners, greater intensity of positive emotions and less nitense negative emotions. Better quality ties with their children/mariage/friendships.

Question 26

What is temporal horizon?

Answer 26

normative outlook for younger adults (gain info and knowledge for futur) Temporal horizon dimmish with greater focus on present goals

Question 27

Positivity bias

Answer 27

greater focus on positive experiences and active disengagement from negative experiences with age.

Question 28

What is the relationship between older people and negative emotion?

Answer 28

They avoid negative experiences and focus on the positives even in negative contexts/relationships

Question 29

What are 3 ways older aduts experiences positive social experiences?

Answer 29

a) Treating older adults more kindly, b)forgiving and blaming them less, c) promoting preferential treatment of older adults.