Ch 19. Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Question 1

Integrity vs Despair

Answer 1

Erikson’s eighth and final stage of development, which individuals experience in late adulthood. This involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one’s life has not been well spent.

Question 2

Activity Theory

Answer 2

The theory that the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives.

Question 3

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Answer 3

The theory that older adults become more selective about their social networks. Because they place a high value on emotional satisfaction, older adults often spend more time with familiar individuals with whom they have had rewarding relationships.

Question 4

Selective Optimisation with Compensation Theory

Answer 4

The theory that successful aging is related to three main factors: selection, optimization, and compensation.

Question 5

Ageism

Answer 5

Prejudice against others because of their age, especially prejudice against older adults.

Question 6

Possible Selves

Answer 6

What individuals might become, what they would like to become, and what they are afraid of becoming.

Question 7

Eldercare

Answer 7

Physical and emotional caretaking for older members of the family, whether by giving day-to-day physical assistance or by being responsible for overseeing such care.

Question 8

Generational Inequity

Answer 8

The view that our aging society is being unfair to its younger members because older adults pile up advantages by receiving inequitably large allocations of resources.

Question 9

Convoy Model of Social Relations

Answer 9

Model in which individuals go through life embedded in a personal network of individuals to whom they give and from whom they receive support.