Adolescent/Adult Development Middle Adulthood: Cognitive Development – Ch. 21
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Tasks of middle adulthood
• Erikson
• Generativity vs. Self-Absorption
• People act within three domains:
• Procreative
• Productive
• Creative
Personality Continuity and Change
Studying Generativity in African
American and White U.S. Families
Hart and colleagues
• Scored higher
• Religion
• Role models
• More vigilant
Peck’s Issues of Adult Development
Middle Adulthood
Wisdom vs. Physical Powers
Socializing vs. sexualizing
Flexibility vs. impoverishment
Flexibility vs. rigidity
Older Adulthood
Differentiation vs. Preoccupation
Body Transcendence
vs. Preoccupation
Ego transcendence
vs. Preoccupation
Men and women
• Role strain
• Role conflict
• Reassess
Men
• Work vs. family
Women
• Family vs. work
Personal Reactions to Middle
Adulthood
Generation that runs things
• Realistic present
• Kinkeepers
Relationships with adult children
• Boomerang generation
• Empty nest transition
• Reciprocal relationships
Family and Friends:
Interpersonal Contexts
Relationships With Aging Parents
• Life expectancy
• Death of a parent
• Care for aging parents
• 10% of U.S. parents live with their children
Family and Friends:
Interpersonal Contexts
Factors Physical Health
Physical and Financial
Resources
Specific Skills
Social Support Cognitive
Understanding of Events
Anticipation and
Preparation
Personality Factors
Life History
Factors Influencing Coping When Job
Loss Occurs
Five-Factor Model
• Useful vocabulary
• Widely used
Traits
• Conscientiousness
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism (Emotional stability)
• Openness to experiences
• Extroversion
Personality Structure