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PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD - Coggle Diagram
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
ERIK ERIKSON: GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION
GENERATIVITY: concern for guiding the next generation, virtue of "care".
STAGNATION: ppl who do not find an outlet for generativity become self - indulgent or stagnant.
FORMS OF GENERATIVITY: teaching and mentorship, parenting and grandparenting, productivity or creativity, "self generation" or self development
WHITBOURNE: IDENTITY PROCESS MODEL
schema that individuals use to interpret their experiences.
model accounts for stability and change
perceptions continually revised and updated with new information through 2 processes: identity assimilation & identity accomodation
MIDDLE AGE MEN
more interested in: expression of feelings, intimate relationships, nurturing.
MIDDLE AGE WOMEN
become more: assertive, self confident, achievement oriented
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HAPPINESS:
social support: friends, spouse
being extraverted and conscientious
quality of work and leisure
feeling grateful or thankful
RYFF'S DIMENSIONS OF WELL BEING
Self acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, personal growth
THEORIES OF SOCIAL CONTACT: SOCIOEMOTIONAL SELECTIVITY THEORY
social interactions has 3 main goals: source of information, helps develop a sense of self, source of comfort or well - being