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Life Span 2

Life Span 2 test

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Middle adulthood age range 40-65
Developmental tasks of middle adulthood Balances goals and realities and redirects energies as necessary, extends caring and concern beyond immediate family (neighborhood, community, society), develops career/job satisfaction, establishes new roles and relationships w/ children, spouse, family
Erikson's developmental task of middle adulthood Generativity vs. Stagnation
Late adulthood age range 65+
Role changes of middle aged adults Couple-centered focus, empty-nest syndrome, grandparenting or new parenting, parenting the parent, establishment of economic security/reaching peak job status
Generativity Individuals demonstrating concern and interest in their COMMUNITY (middle adulthood)
If generativity is not met? The individual becomes self-absorbed, stagnated in middle adulthood
"Young-Old" age range 65-74
"Old" age range 75-84
"Very Old" age range 85+
Autoimmunity theory of aging With aging the body becomes less able to recognize/tolerate the "self", immune system produces antibodies that act against self (lymphocytes, plasma cells)
Free radical theory of aging Highly reactive cellular components derived from unstable atoms may accelerate aging and result in death of an organism.
Wear-and-tear theory of aging Age is not based on chronologic age but is determined by amount of wear and tear that one experiences.
Biologic programming theory A hereditary basis for aging, evidenced by similarities in life expectancies for a particular family.
Disengagement theory of aging A withdrawal/disengagement between the elderly individual and society.
Activity theory The older person who is more active socially will adjust well to aging.
Continuity theory Critical factors in adjustment to old age are previously developed coping abilities and the ability to maintain previous roles & activities.
Erikson's late adulthood (65+) stage of psychosocial development Ego integrity vs. despair
Developmental tasks of late adulthood Accepts own life, recognizes accomplishments, finds satisfaction w/ new roles/relationships/leisure time, maximizes independence & maintains high level of involvement, accepts and prepares for death
Erikson's infancy stage of psychosocial development (birth to 1 year) Basic trust vs. mistrust
Erikson's toddler stage of psychosocial development (1-3 years) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
Erikson's preschool stage of psychosocial development (4-6 years) Initiative vs. guilt
Erikson's school age stage of psychosocial development (7-11) Industry vs. inferiority
Erikson's adolescence stage of psychosocial development (12-19 years) Identity vs. role confusion
Erikson's young adulthood stage of psychosocial development (20-44) Intimacy vs. isolation
Erikson's middle adulthood stage of psychosocial development (45-65) Generativity vs. stagnation
Piaget's sensorimotor Birth - 2 years, uses sesnes & motor abilities to understand the world, develops schema, develops thinking and goal-directed behavior, interacts w/ environment
Piaget's preoperational thought 2-6 yrs, develops egocentric thinking, conceptualizes time as being limited to present, uses symbols to rep. objects, develops more logical/intuitive thinking.
Piaget's concrete operational thought 7-11 years, understands/applies logical operations to help interpret specific experiences or perceptions, improves use of memory, more realistic views, understands other viewpoints
Piaget's formal operational thought 12+ years, uses a systematic scientific problem-solving approach, recognizes past/present/future, able to think about abstractions and hypothetic concepts, interest in ethics, politics etc
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