Chapter 11 LECTURE 7 PART III

Question 1

LEVINSON
-What theory did he propose?

Answer 1

Seasons of Life Theory

Question 2

LEVINSON
-What ages are pre-adulthood?

Answer 2

17-22

Question 3

LEVINSON
-What ages are early adulthood?
-What two things happen during this stage?

Answer 3

-22-45

1. Finding goals
2. Committing to an occupation

Question 4

LEVINSON
-What ages are middle-aged adulthood?

Answer 4

45-65

Question 5

LEVINSON
-What ages are late adulthood?

Answer 5

65-80

Question 6

LEVINSON: EARLY ADULT TRANSITION
-What ages?
-Examples of things they think about?
-What do they leave?

Answer 6

-17-22
-Where to go to school? What to major in? Which career to pursue? Whom to marry? Where to live?
-Individuals leave family home

Question 7

LEVINSON: EARLY ADULT TRANSITION
-What do they establish?
-What kinds of decisions do they start making?
-What are they making their entry into?

Answer 7

-independence
-early & crucial decisions about their career and education
-adulthood

Question 8

LEVINSON: ENTERING THE ADULT WORLD
-What ages?
-What is the individual committing to?

Answer 8

-22-28
-an occupation

Question 9

LEVINSON: ENTERING THE ADULT WORLD
-What are they defining?
-What do they form?
-What do they start developing/committing?

Answer 9

-goals
-a “dream” for the future, including goals & aspirations
-intimate relationships

Question 10

LEVINSON: AGE 30 TRANSITION
-What ages?
-What are they reevaluating?
-What do they make modifications or changes to?

Answer 10

-28-33
-life choices
-one’s attitude toward love and work

Question 11

LEVINSON: SETTLING DOWN
-What ages?
-They are reinvesting in what two things?
-They are becoming involved in what?

Answer 11

-33-40
-work and family commitments
-the community

Question 12

MORAL REASONING
-What stage are they in?
-What is their moral reasoning enhanced by?
-They have what kinds of principles?

Answer 12

-postconventional stage
-life experiences in an adult role or a college milieu
-Individual principles of conscience

Question 13

MORAL REASONING
-What are they taking responsibility for? (3)

Answer 13

1. the care of others
2. handling the differing points of view of others
3. understanding how their own actions affect others

Question 14

MORAL REASONING
-What must they achieve first before achieving mature moral reasoning?

Answer 14

formal operational level of thought

Question 15

SEXUALITY
-_____ and ____ function have reached the level that allows 4 things.
-What are those 4 things?

Answer 15

-Identity; cognitive

1. intimate sharing
2. controlled but honest emotional expression
3. caring about their partner
4. the ability to make compromises and commitments

Question 16

SEXUALITY
-Sexual behavior and expectations are influenced by what?

Answer 16

culture, customs, and the environment

Question 17

SEXUALITY
-Sexuality may be more _____ or ____ if relationship with parents (did/did not) produce a _____, _____ attachment

Answer 17

-difficult
-delayed
-did not
-healthy, secure

Question 18

MARRIAGE
-When does marriage most often occur?
-Why may it be postponed?

Answer 18

-during the young-adult phase of the life cycle
-to pursue higher education in college or establish their career

Question 19

MARRIAGE
-They often select partners who are…
-Partner choice is thought to be based on what?

Answer 19

-similar to themselves
-a three-stage process

Question 20

PARTNER CHOICE
-What are the three stages of choosing a partner?

Answer 20

1. Stimulus stage
2. Value-comparison stage
3. Role stage

Question 21

PARTNER CHOICE: Stimulus Stage
-What two things does this stage consist of?
-You see someone and you are attracted to them, so this is all considered what?
-The attraction may last _____, but not long enough to hold onto a what?
-What does there need to be?

Answer 21

1. Initial impression
2. Characteristics of attraction

-surface level
-a bit; meaningful relationship
-some kind of attraction

Question 22

PARTNER CHOICE: Value-comparison
-What does this consist of?
-What do they begin to do? Like what?
-What does this determine?

Answer 22

-getting to know each other
-compare values
–> Do we both want to have children? Get married? Stay in NJ? What religions do we have & are they compatible?

-If the relationship will be long lasting bc at some point someone will be resentful if the values don’t align

Question 23

PARTNER CHOICE: Role Stage
-What does this stage evaluate?
-Explain

Answer 23

-Long term compatibility
-Stay together if it works or recognize that they’re not compatible and need to move on

Question 24

STIMULUS –> VALUES –> ROLES
-What do you start off with?
-What happens after?

Answer 24

-physical attraction
-progress deeper & socially engage

1. Physical
2. Social

Question 25

**STIMULUS --> VALUES --> ROLES** -After social, what occurs? -Then what? -What is the highest connection?

Answer 25

-There's the emotional aspect --> can they feel your pain or have empathy for you? -Intellectually: if you aren't on the same educational level, it may be hard to understand each other -Spiritual 3. Emotional 4. Intellectual 5. Spiritual

Question 26

**PARENTING** -Do all adults achieve or desire marriage & family? -The most proactive development of parental skills begins when?

Answer 26

-No -at the time conception is confirmed

Question 27

**PARENTING** -Can healthy parenting styles be easily learned? -What should the nurses teach them about? -Why?

Answer 27

-Yes -positive parenting -bc the attachment helps secure your relationship so you can give more to your kid

Question 28

**TEACHING TECHNIQUES** -Successful learning for adults always involves what?

Answer 28

relating the information they are learning to the appropriate developmental tasks they are experiencing

Question 29

**TEACHING TECHNIQUES** -How should teaching be? (3)

Answer 29

1. interactive 2. problem oriented 3. related to daily psychosocial tasks at work, home, or school