Chapter 22 Flashcards
(29 cards)
make the difference between transitional crisis and healthy adaption
speed and intensity of change
role transitions in later life
- retirement
- grandparenthood
- widowed
- becoming a caregiver or recipient of care
developmental stage that may occupy 30 or more years of life and involve many stages
retirement
what is retirement influenced by?
- personal meanins
- expectations
- level of knowledge
- preplanning
- emotional and physical reserves
retirement pyramid from bottom to top
- guaranteed income
- long term assets
- insurance
- investments
phases of retirement
- remote
- near
- honeymoon
- dissenchantment
- reorientation
- stability
- termination
phase of retirement: future anticipation with little real planning
remote
phase of retirement: preparation and fantasizing regarding retirement
near
phase of retirement: euphoria and testing of the fantasies
honeymoon
phases of retirement: letdown, boredom, sometimes depression
disenchantment
phase of retirement: developing a realistic and satisfactory lifestyle
reorientation
phase of retirement: personal investment in meaningful activities
stability
phase of retirement: loss of role resulting from illness or return to work
termination
% of women widowed over 85
76%
% of men widowed after 85
38%
several changes that occur simultaneously because of loss of a spouse
- social status
- economics
- self image
common widower bereavement reactions
- search for lost mate
- neglect of self
- inability to share grief
- loss of social contacts
- struggle to view women as other than wife
- erosion of self confidence and sexuality
- protected grief period
social bonding…
increases health status
provide critical elements of satisfactory living that families may not, providing commitment and affection without judgement
friendships
friends function in what ways
- act as surrogate kin
- ease loneliness of widowhood
- validate ones generational viewpoint
challenges in later life can put strain on relationship
- deteriorating health
- income limitations
- conflicts with kids or other relatives
- incompatible sexual needs
- mismatch in activity and socialization needs
- divorce more common as older couple less likely to stay in unsatisfactory marriage
traditional couple
husband and wife
nontraditional couples
- lesbians
- gays
- bisexual
- transexual
% older adults never married
4%