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Normative-crisis models
traditional view, stage theories, organized according to age ranges
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Life-events model
focus on particular events in a person's life, does not focus on age ranges, does not organize development into stages
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Erikson's theory: Stage 7 (generality vs stagnation)
middle adulthood, focused on family, community, work, society, Three domains (procreative, productive, creative)
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midlife crisis (levinson)
uncertainty and indecision brought on by realization that one is getting older
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Midlife transition (levinson)
time of questioning, this could possibly lead to midlife crisis
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"keeping the meaning" (valliant)
belief that individuals in middle adulthood focus on the meaning of their lives, develop acceptance of life's imperfections
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Issues relating to marriage
divorce, remarriage, first marriages
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Issues pertaining to work
job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction (job burnout), unemployment
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Issues pertaining to children
raising children, empty nest, boomerang children
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Becoming a grandparent
involved grandparents, companionate grandparents, remote grandparents
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Functional Age: young old
healthy and active
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Functional Age: old old
have some health problems, can still ingadge in some activites
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Functional Age: Oldest old
many health pproblems, frail and need extensive care
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Primary aging (Scenscene)
natural physical decline due to aging
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Secondary aging
physical decline due to enviornmental factors or choices made by person
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