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| the cessation of monthly menstral cycles in middle-aged women |
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| Define cardiovascular disease |
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| a set of disease processes in the heart and circulatory systems |
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| Define remote relationships |
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| relationships in which grandparents do not see their grandchildren often |
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| Define tenacious goal pursuit |
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| a behavior pattern in which middle-aged adults remain committed to goals that are difficult and may be impossible for them to achieve. |
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| Define flexible goal adjustment |
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| a behavior pattern in which middle-aged adults adjust goals in order to enhance the likelyhood of success. |
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| the scientific study of aging |
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| a hypothesized, cognitive characteristic of older adults that includes accumulated knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge to practicle problems of living. |
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| Define disengagement theory |
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| the theory that it is normal and healthy for older adults to scale down their social lives and to seperate themselves from others to a certain degree. |
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| performance of unpaid work for altruistic motives |
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| Define institutional migration |
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| a move to an institution such as a nursing home that is necessitated by disability. |
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| Study 1- NEO ADOLESCENT/ADULT STUDY |
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| CROSS SECTIONAL RESEARCH, EXAMINED DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY FROM ADOLESCENCE TO ADULTHOOD.5 NEO SUBSCALES ADMINISTERED |
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LATE ADOLES.&VERY YOUNG ADULTS=HIGHER EXTROVERSION, NEUROTICISM, AND OPENESS TO EXPERIENCE.
OLDER ADULTS= HIGHER AGREEABLENESS & CONSCIOUSNESS |
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| STUDY 2-MULTIPLE RATERS OF PERSONALITY |
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| The authors suspected adolescent personality may be more complex than personality in other life periods. |
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STUDY 2-MULTIPLE RATERS OF PERSONALITY
4 groups questioned & why? |
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adolescents, mothers, fathers, teachers
To examine similarities and differences between inner and outer ratings. |
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STUDY 2-MULTIPLE RATERS OF PERSONALITY
Inner ratings Vs. Outer ratings |
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Inner= "Private self"/what we want others to see/personality
Outer= "Public Self"/what others actually see/reputation |
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STUDY 2-MULTIPLE RATERS OF PERSONALITY
Implications |
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| Parents percieve adolescents similarly and consistently assess their child's personality, but other sources should be taken into account to assess the adolescent's reputation. Because they interract w/adolescents in different context(school vs. home)parents and teachers see different aspects of kid's personality. Adolescents behave differently around parents and teachers. |
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STUDY 2-MULTIPLE RATERS OF PERSONALITY
Limitations of results |
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| Study conducted in Estonia, Self report measures rely on perceptions of personality rather than actual behavior. Parents might not have been truthful. |
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| The Guardian, Idealist, Rational, Artisan |
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traditionalist,
FOCUS-TRADITION
RESPECT FOR :AUTHORITY, SCHEDULES, THE WAY THINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE.
WEAKNESS: CHAOS. |
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FOCUS:positive relationships w/no conflicts.
RESPECT FOR: meaningful life, self actualization for self and others
WEAKNESS: prone to guilt. |
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FOCUS- understanding why things happen
RESPECT FOR- competence, skill and knowledge
WEAKNESS- intolerant of incompetence |
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FOCUS- TROUBLESHOOTING
RESPECT FOR- IMMEDIATE ACTION AND PRECISION
WEAKNESS- BORED EASILY |
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Memory and age comparisons
College Studens VS Late adulthood |
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research suggests traditional students usually outperform late adults on most memory tasks.
MEMORY PERFORMANCE OF MIDDLE ADULTS DOESN'T NECESSARILY FALL BETWEEN THESE 2 AGE GROUPS. |
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| WHEN DO MAJOR MEMORY DEFICITS BECOME MORE CONSIDERABLE? |
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A. WHEN PEOPLE DON'T ENGAGE IN REGULAR MENTAL EXERCISE.
B. AFTER AGE 60-65 |
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| records someone's past, memories are unique and NOT shared by other people. |
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| record general info about the world. mental encyclopedia, and ARE NOT unique to the individual. |
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| any situation in which 2 or more roles are partially incompatible, either because they call for different behavior or because seperate demands add up to more hours than in the day |
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| the strain experienced by an individual whose own qualities or skills don't measure up to demands of some role. |
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| Middle aged adults deal with many of the same stressors as young adults/satisfation in middle adults entails effectively managing _______&________ |
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| role conflicts, role strains |
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Erickson's theory
Generativity Vs Stagnation |
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| stage involves middle-aged adults finding meaning by contributing to development of younger individuals |
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| a sense that one is making a valuable contribution to society by bringing up kids, or mentoring younger people in some way. |
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| According to Erikson, individuals who fail to develop generativity often suffer from |
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| pervading sense of stagnation and indulge themselves as if they were their own one and only child. |
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| Marital stability and satisfation increase in _________ as conflicts over _________________ and ___________ decline |
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Mid-life
child-rearing and other matters |
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| One study suggests that only 1/4 of divorces involve _______________--other studies suggest that its more likely if both people are in ___________. |
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couples over 40
young adulthood |
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| Why psychologists believe that middle adults are less likely to divorce than the young adults |
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| middle adults are more likely to use "SKILLED DIPLOMACY" or compromise to manage conflicts. |
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| Middle adults (Baby boomers) VS Veteran Generation |
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a. younger and more technology oriented
b. probably more likely to divorce
c. less fiscally conservative |
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| Baby Boomers (middle adults) are often expected to |
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| contribute to OLDER AND YOUNGER generations straining their fiscal and psychological resources. |
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| Middle adulthood is described as |
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a life stage characterized by role strains and role conflicts
** most middle adults DON'T report a mid-life crisis as understood by the public** |
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| Middle adults often report less _______ than younger age groups. |
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| episodic details, no significant memory impairment |
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| Middle adults mellow as they progress thru adulthood but |
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| major life changes become paricularly stressful in late middle adulthood |
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| Framing for aging theories |
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Then-Exclusively in terms of decline(everyone loses memory)
Now- memory loss is tremendously varying per individual rather than universal. |
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| facts about late adulthood |
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1. All industrialized countries are currently experiencing elderly population growth.
2. Most late adults rate their own health as good, very good or excellent.
3. life expectancy of woman exeeds that of men. male-74 female-79 |
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| Regular mental and physical exercise delays the |
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| decaying aspects of the aging process. |
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| Compared to middle adults, late adults are more likely to |
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respond to thwarted personal goals w/feelings sadness
to use reminiscence (thinking about the past)to communicate their experiences to younger generations. |
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| Late adults are more likely to discard |
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| some social roles and adopt preferred roles if possible. |
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| are usually higly satisfying (according to research) |
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Typical age is 62 in U.S.
Not a stressful change for most elderly adults, the key of satisfaction w/retirement is the percieved control over the decision. |
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| Erikson suggests that the central crisis of late adults is |
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| ego Integrity vs. Despair |
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| ACCORDING TO ERIKSON, THE SENSE THAT ONE HAS |
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lived a meaningful life begins in middleadulthood, but becomes especially important in late adulthood.
LEGACY. |
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| EGO INTEGRITY VS. DESPAIR |
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| STAGE INVOLVES A SENSE OF ACCEPTANCE W/WHO THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BECOME, CHOICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, OPPURTUNITIES GAINED AND LOST AND THE IMMINENCE OF DEATH |
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| IS THE FEELING THAT ONE'S LIFE HAS BEEN WORTH WHILE |
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