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| Unconditional positive regard |
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| Carl Rogers/ we should warmly accept another person as a worthwhile human being, without reservations or conditions of worth |
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(From top to bottom)
Self-actualization(realizing ones full potential)
Esteem needs
Belongingness and Love Needs
Safety Needs
Physiological Needs
(We seek self fullfullment) |
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individuals personal traits and abilities and the roles the person assumes (worker, parent, spouse)
Identity is considered fluid (changes throughout life) |
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| intrinsic vs extrinsic values |
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-Extrinsic values- in work, satisfaction in the form of salary, status, and other rewards for work
-intrinsic values-in work, satisfaction workers obtain from doing the work in and of itself |
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Three components ( intimacy, passion, and decision-commitment) that make up various different types of love.
COMPASSIONATE LOVE(intimacy+decision-commitment)
FATUOUS LOVE(passion+decision-commitment)
ROMANTIC LOVE(intimacy+passion)
CONSUMMATE LOVE(intimacy+passion+decision-commitment) |
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1. image making-conception to birth-creating an image
2. nurturing-birth to 2- become attached and learn to balance commitments in family and professional life
3.Authority-2 to 5-evaluate parenting styles and adjust
4.interpretive-6 to 12- parents continue to evaluate and test theories
5.interdependence- 13 to leaving home-parents redefine authority lines to accomodate childrens need for freedom
6. Departure-leave home- parents let go and face successes and failures |
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| Entering the workforce, gives way to growing competence and autonomy. In work, apprentices aquire skills and self confidence with help from mentors. they help them learn appropriate values and norms |
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| Hollands personality types |
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REALISTIC-robust,practical,physically strong and active,good motor skills
INVESTIGATIVE-introspective,analytical,curious,task oriented
ARTISTIC-unconventional, creative,introspective,independent
SOCIAL-sociable,responsible,humanistic,sometimes religious
ENTERPRISING-high verbal abilities, popular,self confident, high energy
CONVENTIONAL- conscientious, efficient, obedient, orderly |
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| women in traditionally male professions |
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| since the 1970's the percentage of women in the US has been increasing. women now comprise 47% of workforce. Making gains in many professions dominated by men. |
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| men and women reaction to middle adulthood |
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MEN
1.-Transcendent-generative man no crisis, most goals satisfied
2.psuedo-developed man-maintains facade that everything is great when its not
3.man in midlife crisis-crisis, unable to meet demands and goals
4.punitive-disenchanted man-cannot cope, major crisis
WOMEN
1.Traditional-previously defined herself, makes trasnition easily
2.innovative- devoted to career and begins to reassess her life
3.expansive-makes major life changes to expand her horizons in middle age
4. protesting- experience premaature adulthood, tries to postpone middle age
COMMAND GENREATION-middle aged ppl, reflects the idea tha this age group make most of the policy thaat affect our lives |
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| crisis and transition models of midlife |
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Crisis-the view that changes in midlife are abrupt and often stressful
Transistion- the view that changes in midlife are gradual and midlife crisis is not the norm |
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| middle ages changes in capability and sensation |
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1.Nearsightedness- see distant object better
2.hearing declines
3.taste, smell and pain sensitivity decline |
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| cessation of ovulation and mensturation that may be accompanied by physical symptoms and intense emotional reactions. |
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| disease and death rates for men and women |
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cancer and heart disease the most commoon causes of death in middle adulthood.
not life threatenting diseases- arthiritis |
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-stress can lead to heart disease.
-cna have high stress levels in mid-adulthood |
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1. crystalized intellegence- accumulated knowledge and skills based on education and life experiences, also referred to as cognitive pragmatics
2.fluid intelligence- abilities involved in acquiring new knowledge and skills, also referred to as cognitive mechanics |
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| Pecks conflicts of adult development-middle vs old age |
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MIDDLE ADULTHOOD-
(valuing wisdom vs valuing physical powers)
(socializing vs sexualizing in human relationships)
(Cathectic[emotinal] flexibility vs cathectic impoverishment-adjusting to various emotional things)
(mental flexibility vs mental rigidity)
OLDER ADULTHOOD
(ego differentation vs work role perception-defining beyond work or family roles)
(body trancendence vs body perception-being preoccupied so avoid aches and pains)
(ego transcendence vs ego preoccupation-do not become overwhelmed with thoughts of death) |
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| overload of demands within a given role, such as mother or father |
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| parents letting go of older adolescent children so that they can assume responsible adult roles |
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50% end in divorce, 75% someone remarries, 50% of those also end in divorce
1.misconceptions about marriage
2.unrealistic misconceptions
3.emotional distancing, empty nest creates personal crisis
4.staying for sake of kids
5. wives usually raise isssue of divorce |
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1.spouse is best friend
2.like spuse as person
3.marriage is long term commitment
4.marriage is sacred
5.agree on aims and goals
6.spuse has grown more interesting
7.want relationship tp succeed |
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| emotional stability, extroversion, openess to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness (characterized on a scale for amount of each trait in each person) |
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| widely prevalent negative attitudes in western culture, many people hold this of older adults, that overvalues youth and degrades older people |
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| physical changes in aging |
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APPERANCE- grey thinning hair, wrinkles, weaker, shorter
MUSCLES, BONES, MOBILITY-decrease in muscles, weak bones, makes moility hard
INTERNAL ORGANS- immune system declines, heart, lungs, sensitivity to cold
SLEEP PROBLEMS-insomnia, sleep apnea
THE SENSES-taste and smell weaken |
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| disease associated with aging |
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| hypertnesion, cataracts, glaucoma, dementia, arthritis, stroke, heart attack, diabetes, |
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| normal aging process, not connected with disease, biological processes |
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| theories suggest that genetic programming determines the pace and process of aging |
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| women have longer than men, and whites have longer than black. Healthier lifestyle, medical care all contribute to longer life |
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| pathological aging factors-cumulative efects of aging that result from earlier events and lifestyle changes-accidents, previous illnesses, bad health habits-may accelerate aging |
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| types of memeories and aging |
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SENSORY MEMORY-rentetion of sensory image for brief time (slight to no decline)
SHORT TERM MEMORY-memories for thingswe presently and actively think about (slight or more decline)
WORKING MEMORY-active processing of info in short term memory (decines with age)
EPISODIC LONGTERM MEMORY-recollection of past events and personally relevent info(declines with age)
SEMANTIC LONGTERM MEMORY- retrival of facts, vocab, and general knowledge (minimal decline) |
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| self-acceptence, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, personal growth |
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| changes in role and social position thaat occurs when a person enters adolescence, becomes a parent, retires or becomes a widow or widower. |
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| A US govt. pension program of savings from payroll deductions of working adults income and corporate contributions, dispersed when a certain minumum age is met. |
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| older adults compare their situations to many other older people around them and compare accordingly. Can modify their perspectives. Tend to compare to a worse of person and value what they still have left |
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| Using social comparison, confronting problems, health related issues, money, social class, marital status, adequacy of housing, and amount of social interaction |
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| preparing for retirement and financial security |
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1.learning to disengage in work, enjoy leisure time, economic status affects retirement-may have to return to work.
some 10% below poverty line, 66% rely on SSI, 33% have SSI as only source of income.
2.Tend to be wealthier than younger adults.
3.health influences retirement, not financially capable of paying |
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| growing elderly population stats |
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becoming a larger population because baby boomers continue to age.
3.1 mill in 1990 (1 in 25)
36 mill in 2003 (1 in 8)
by 2050 over 80 mill (1 in 5) |
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| coalition of older and younger ppl, work to obtain rights in the workplace and society as a whole. |
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| kubler-ross stages of dying |
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1.-denial (reject)
2. anger
3.bargaining
4.depression
5.acceptance |
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| suicide- submissive death and suicidal erosion |
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SD- suicide by not takinng care of themselves
SE- indirect form engage in high risk activities, drinking, smoking, anr drug abuse |
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adjust to ssense of loss, lack of activity, new daily structure,
can be sudden and make u unprepared |
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| help people with terminal illness live out days as full and independent as possible. gives care,support, pain management, and other assistance to families |
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| steps to bring about another persons death, in terminal illness usually, this is considered murder in the US |
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| providing ppl with the terminal illnes the means to end thier life |
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| with-holding or disconnecting equipment so that death can occur naturally |
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| emotional preparation for death of a loved one in cases of prolonged illness |
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| stree reaction experienced by ppl who lose several friends or loved ones over a short period of time (can lead to depression) |
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| an ingrained , pathological mourning process in which the person never overcomes grief |
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| childhood death statistics |
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in 1990, under age 5 is 30% in 1999 it dropped to 1.4%
infant mortality dropped from 10% to .7%.
1999, 55,000 kids died ages 0-19, most in infacny |
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deaths by category
neonatal 34.3%
postneonatal 16.9%
1-4 yrs 9.6%
5-9 yrs 6.4%
10-14 yrs 7.6%
15-19 yrs 25.3% |
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| Transcendent-generative man |
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| no crisis, most goals satisfied |
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| maintains facade that everything is great when its not |
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