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| Erikson's Theory: Ego Integrity (3) |
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Feel whole, compelte, satisfied with achievements
Serenity and contentment
Associated with psychosocial maturity |
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| Erikson's Theory: Despair (3) |
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Feel many decisions were wrong, but now time is too short
Bitter and unaccepting of coming death
Expressed as anger and contempt for others |
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| Peck: Three tasks of ego integrity |
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Ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation
Body transcendence versus body preoccupation.
Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation |
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Beyond ego integrity
Cosmic, transcendent perspective
Directed beyond self
Heightened inner calm
Quiet refelction |
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Considering the meaning of past experiences.
A form of reminiscence
For greater self-understanding
Can help adjustmenr |
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| Personality in Late Adulthood (2) |
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Secure, multifaceted self concept
Shifts in some characteristics |
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| Personality in Late adulthood: shifts in some characteristics (3) |
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| more agreeable, less sociable, greater acceptance of change |
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Over ___ in US say religion is 'very important'
Over ____ attend services weekly |
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| Spirituality and religion in late adulthood: Physical, psychological benefits (2) |
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Social engagement
Spiritual belifs themselves |
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| Fowler's stages of faith development (5) |
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Definition
Intuitive-projective
Mythical-literal
Synthetic-conventional
Individuative-reflective
conjunctive |
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Suicide increases over lifespan.
Men more likely than women
Whites most likely
Prompted by losses, teminal illnesses |
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| Social theories of aging: Disengagement threory |
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Definition
| Mutual withdrawal of elders and society |
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| Social theories of aging: Activity theory |
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Definition
| Social barriers cause declining interaction |
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| Social theories of aging: continuity theory |
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Definition
| Strive to maintain consistency between past and future |
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| Social theories of aging:socioemotional selectivity theory |
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| Social networks become more selective with age; extens lifelong process |
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| Marriage in late adulthood: satisfaction factors (4) |
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Fewer stressful responsiblities
Fairness in household tasks
joint leisure
Emotional understanding, regulation |
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| Divorce in late adulthood |
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Definition
fewer divorces, but increasing.
Hard to recover; especially women |
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| Remarriage in late adulthood |
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Definition
Rates low; decline with age
Higer for divorced than widowed
Late remarriage stable |
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| Cohabitation in late adulthood |
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Definition
Growing trend
Financial and family reasons
Relationships stable |
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Term
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Most stressful event of life for many
Few remarry; most live alone
Reorganizing life harder for men but more likely to remary |
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| Possible Sources of support for the widowed (6) |
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Definition
| Family, friends, senior centers, support groups, religious activities, vollunteer activities |
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Term
| Never-married, childless elders (3) |
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Definition
About five percent in North America
Develop alternative meaningful relationships
Men more likely to be lonely |
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| Friendships in late adulthood (3) |
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Definition
Feels closest to a few nearby friends
Chooses friends similar to self
Sex differences continue |
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| Physical abuse, Physical neglect, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse |
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| Risk factors for Elder maltreatment (5) |
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Definition
Dependent victim
Dependent perpetrator
Pyschological disturbance, stress or perpetrator
History of family violence
Greater risk in low-quality nursing homes |
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| Factors in adjusting to retirement (5) |
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Definition
| Financial worries, workplace factors, spouse influence, sense of personal control, social support |
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Term
| Successful Aging: Minimize losses and maximize gains |
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Definition
Focus less on outcomes, more on processes and reaching personal goals
Some factors controllable, others not
Social policies can help |
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