Social Personality In Middle Childhood Flashcards
(28 cards)
How did Erikson view middle adulthood?
Middle age is when one creates a legacy for themselves and begins nurturing the next generation
What is Generativity?
A sense that one is making a valuable contribution to society by bringing up children or mentoring younger people
Generativity is more common in______ ___ than in _____ ___________, but continues to be important in old age
middle age, early adulthood
What did Valiant argue against Erikson’s theory of middle adulthood?
That after the Generativity vs Stagnation stage, there is a Keeper of Meaning stage where middle adults focus on preserving the parts of their culture they believe will benefit the next generation
What did Valiant believe about the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Generativity and Stagnation?
They can be compensated through resilience and effective coping
Define and explain the Mid Life Crisis
Coined in the 60s, a point in time halfway between school and death where ones perspective shifts from “time since birth” to “time until death”. Several studies have failed to identify a set age
What are the 5 pathways adults follow?
The Meandering Way, the Straight and Narrow, the Downward slope, the Triumphant trail, and the Authentic road
What is the Life Events approach to the midlife crisis?
A theoretical perspective that focuses on normative vs non normative events and how adults in middle adulthood respond to them
Define role conflict and role strain
-any situation where 2 or more roles are incompatible, either because they call for different behaviours or because their separate demands add up to more hours than there are in the day
-The strain experienced by an individual whose own qualities don’t measure up to the expectations of their role
Marital stability and satisfaction ________ in mid-life as conflicts over child-rearing and other matters ______ and a sense of control ______
increase, decline, increases
What is Skilled diplomacy?
A problem solving approach where one confronts the spouse about an issue and then the confronting spouse works to restore harmony. Very effective!
What is the Sandwich Generation?
Middle aged people who care for their children and their parents, about 30% of Canadian caregivers
A
B
What is the Caregiver burden?
The variety of difficulties of caring for the elderly
____ of those caring for seniors experienced the caregiver burden, but overall a __________ of people derive personal satisfaction from providing assistance
Half, majority
How do high intensity sandwich generation adults compare to low intensity adults?
The have extra expenses, are absent from work more often, and have a reduced quality of life due to less time spent on leisure and social activities
What shapes the Empty Nest syndrome and what doesn’t?
Ethnocultural values, relationship quality, living arrangements and financial circumstances, not the loss of the role of “mother” or “father”
What increases the likelihood of experiencing empty nest syndrome?
Age when the last child is born and longevity
What is Failure to Launch and Revolving Door syndrome?
Failure to launch: Adults remaining home longer
Revolving Door: adults return after living somewhere else
What 4 factors potentially explain the increase of young adults living longer with parents?
unemployment, extended post-secondary schooling, delayed marriage, and a rise in divorce rates
90% of the primary caregivers for elders with Alzheimer’s disease are either…
daughters or daughters-in-law
Even when sons are involved in the care of an elder, research indicates that they experience far less _________ _______ than daughters do
caregiver burden
What are the 3 styles of grand-parenting?
Companionate (most common), remote and involved
For both men and women in their 50s, having larger friendship networks and seeing friends regularly was associated with _______ psychological health and well-being
better
