Human Growth and Development
Lecture 20 - Socioemotional Development: Late Adulthood
4/20/06
- Theories
- Erikson
- Integrity vs. despair
- Life Review - reminiscing & evaluation (Wong and Watt, 1991)
- integrative reminiscences
- instrumental reminiscences
- escapist reminiscences
- obsessive reminiscences
- Disengagement theory
- withdrawing from relationships with others will lead to better life satisfaction for the elderly
- Activity theory
- the more active the elderly are, the happier they’ll be
- Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
- Self & Society
- Self esteem
- Personal Control
- having control over your life is a good thing
- Primary control striving
- Secondary control striving
- Stereotypes
- What comes to mind when we think "elderly"
- Media portrayals
- Finding a nursing home
- State inspection report
- Check it out yourself
- National Greenhouse Project
- Social Relationships
- Couples
- Dating
- Grandparenting
- Ethnicity, gender, & age
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