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Generativity Vs. Stagnation
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Definition
| Conflict of midlife. Generativity invovles reaching out to others in ways that give to and guide the next generation. |
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Levinson's Seasons of Life
(4) |
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Definition
1. Young-Old
2. Destruction-Creation
3.Masculinity-Feminity
4.Engagement-Separteness |
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Term
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Definition
| The middle-age person much seek new ways of being both young and old |
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Destruction- Creation
(Levinson) |
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Definition
| With greater awareness of mortality, the middle-aged person focuses on ways he or she has acted destructively. These thoughts are countered by a strong desire to participate in activities that advance human welfare |
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Masculinity-Feminity
(Levinson) |
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Definition
| The middle age person must create a better balance between masculine and feminine parts of the self creating a more androgynous personality |
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Engagement-Separateness
(Levinson) |
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| The middle-aged person much forge a better balance between engagement with the external world and separateness. |
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Term
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Definition
| A major restructering of the personality due to self-doubt and stress |
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Term
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Definition
| Future-oriented representations of what one hopes to become and what one is afraid of becoming. Possible selves are the temporal dimension of self-concept--what the individual is striving for and attempting to avoid |
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| Three qualities that increase from early to middle adulthood |
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Definition
1. Self-Acceptance
2. Autonomy
3.Environmental Mastery |
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Term
Parental Imperative Theory
(Evolutionary View) |
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Definition
| Identification with traditional gender roles is maintained during the active parenting years to help ensure survival of children. Men become more goal-oriented, women emphasize nurturance. After children reach adulthood, parents are free to express the "other-gender" said of their personalities |
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Term
| "Big Five" Personality Traits |
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Definition
- Neuroticism
- Extroversion
- Openness to experience
- Agreeableness
- Conscientiousness
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Term
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Definition
| A trend in which women who support themselves or their families thave become the majority of the adult population living in poverty, regardless of age and ethnic group |
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Definition
| Gathering the family for celebrations and making sure everyone stays in touch |
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Term
| Meanings of Grandparenthood (4) |
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Definition
- Valued Elder
- Immortality through descendants
- Reinvovlement with personal past
- Indulgence
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Term
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| The idea that middle-aged adults must care for multiple generations above and below them at the same time |
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| Relieving the stress of caring for an aging parent (4) |
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Definition
- Use effective coping strategies
- Seek social support
- Make use of community resources
- Press for workplace and public policies that relieve the emotional and financial burdens of caring for an aging parent
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Term
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Definition
| A condition in which long-term job stress leads to mental exhaustion, a sense of loss of personal control, and feelings of reduced accomplishment |
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Term
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Definition
| Invisible barrier to advancement up the corporate ladder often faced by women and ethnic minorities |
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| Ingredients of effective retirement planning |
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Definition
- Finances
- Fitness
- Where to live
- Role adjustment
- Leisure and volunteer activities
- Health insurance
- Legal affairs
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Term
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Definition
| Living with grandparents but apart from parents |
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