Short answer questions 2

Question 1

Types of happiness, related to generativity:
1. What are the two types of happiness?
2. Which one has a higher level of generativity?
3. What is generativity?
4. What encourages it to take place?
5. How many types of generativity are there?
6. Is generativity different with the lgbtq+ ?

Answer 1

1. Hedonic:
   *Maximize pleasure reduce pain
   *short term no large effect on generativity
   Eudaemonic
   *Fulfillment, Finding purpose
   *Relates to higher levels on generativity
2. Generativity is the desire to generate outcomes that benefit others and outlast the individual
3. Biological
4. Technical
5. Agentic
6. Communal
   5.Cultural

It is encouraged by:
- Redemption sequence:
personal struggles into motivations for helping others
- Commitment scripts:
+ experiences inspire a deep commitment to positively impact future generations.

Lgbtq+
- desire to support others who are new to comunity

Question 2

Aging and decision-making:
1. What are the 6 effects of aging on decision-making?
Do they have any advantages?
What are some disadvantages?

Answer 2

1. limit risk
   2.+ outlook
2. Reliant on others
3. may get overwhelmed with too many choices
4. Skip to bottom line
5. Need less info to make decision
   (+) better at integrating emotions and applying life experience to think hypothetical
   (-) less automatic use of strategies if task requires working memory performance worsens

Question 3

What makes a community age friendly?
Why should we care?

Answer 3

1. housing
2. Jobs
3. respect
4. disability serves
5. Transportation
6. health support
7. social inclusion
8. Communication
9. Affordability
10. Outdoor spaces

Why we care?
- increase longevity, quality of life, social support and autonomy
- avoid trauma of uprooting
improves our future

Question 4

What are the 4 theories on aging and decision-making?

Answer 4

Theory 1: Competence & Environmental Press
* How an individuals abilities (competence) interact with environmental demands (press)
* Optimal functioning: competence=environmental press
*A mismatch can cause stress (high press, low competence) or boredom (low press, high competence).
Theory application: Assessment of ability of older adults (should they be living alone)

Theory 2: Preventive & Corrective Proactivity (PCP) Model
*Focuses on how individuals manage stress and adapt to challenges, especially in aging.
* life stressors and poor person-environment fit=negative life outcomes.
*Preventive Proactivity: actions to avoid future stressors
*Corrective Proactivity: actions to manage current stressors
Theory application: Helps older adults be proactive and educate them

Theory 3: Stress & Coping
*Our assessment about a potential stressor is made within our particular environmental context
Basic Premise: People assess situations based on threat level.
Situations categorized as harmful/threatening, beneficial, or irrelevant.
Coping: When threatened, people identify possible responses to avoid/manage stress.
Outcomes:
Positive or negative, influenced by context.
Positive outcomes build resilience.
Theory application: remind elderly of resources/make more available

Theory 4: Every day competence
- looks at a person’s potential for independent living, not their current ability
- used to help point out resources in their life
-Looks at psychological and physical wellbeing
- It’s literary just the three other theories combined
- When we look, at everyday ability to manage problems our ability to manage and take care of those problems is a strong indicator of aging health status
Application: hold skill or training sessions for the elderly