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HB Middle Adulthood (Theories of Social and Personality Development…

- - - - establishing and guiding the next gen
      - relation to satisfaction in life
        
        work/ emotional and health
      - may continue through old age
    - - failure leads to the sense of stagnation and personal impoverishment
      - overindulgence
  - - - after stage 6
      - Creation of new social network in workplace
        
        psychological needs
        
        Contentment, compensation, competence, and commitment
    - - after stage 7
      - to benefit the next generation
        
        give instead of take
        
        knowlede
        
        experience
      - Consolidation
- - - - two or more roles are at least partially incompatible
      - e.g., caring for teenage children and aging parents at
        the same time – (role of parent and child)
    - - “stress” that occurs when a person lacks resources to fulfill a role
      - midlife adult may need to return to college to learn new work skills that create anxiety
- - - - conflicts over child-rearing decline
      - increased sense of control
      - identification of successful problem-solving strategies
  - - - family role involves giving assistance in both directions of the generational chain
      - maintaining affectional bonds (family gathering)
      - growing children and aging parents
    - - give more than recieve
      - time, $
    - - anxiety, depression: grown children leave home
    - - "revolving door” in and out of parental home
      - eg. divorced daughter
  - - - becoming “in-laws” as children marry
      - becoming grandparents
- - - - overcome ageism
      - obtaining new employment
    - - experience heightened anxiety
      - depression and health risks after job loss
    - - may not wish to pursue advancement in current occupations
- - - - find new ways to make money
      - to build up wealth that they have already accumulated
    - - devote in volunteer work
      - find it impracticality
    - - go travel
      - take courses
    - - concerned about sufficient finances for food and health
    - - recreational pursuits