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Adulthood and Aging
Marion G. Mason
Adulthood and Aging
Chapte
Identity Development and Personality
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Adulthood and Aging
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Models of Personality
Four primary models of personality
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Erikson’s Development Stage Theory
An eight-staged psycho-social model of development where in each stage there is a crisis to resolve.
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Adulthood and Aging
Marion G. Mason
Erikson’s Development Stage Theory (cont'd)
Middle Adulthood Stage
Generativity versus Stagnation
Generativity: growth-focused, concern about next generation, mentor, train, advice next generation, share own resources with them
Stagnation: concern for oneself
Nothing special to offe
share with next generation, feelings of hopelessness
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Adulthood and Aging
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Erikson’s Development Stage Theory (cont'd)
Levinson: Middle Adulthood Stage
Middle adulthood divided into:
40-45: mid-life transition
45-50: entering middle adulthood
50-55: Age 50 transition
55-60: culmination of middle adulthood
Midlife transition: individuals re-asses past
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Erikson’s Development Stage Theory (cont'd)
Is a time to modify aspects of life structure:
The dream
Occupation
Mentoring
Family life
Adjustments are required in preparation for Late adulthood
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Adulthood and Aging
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Gender Identity Development (cont'd)
Erikson: Integrity versus Despai
Integrity: content with life and approach it with gratefulness/gratitude, self-confident; not pushed around
Despair: blame others for situation, more easily pushed around, display regret, despair, fear of death
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Adulthood and Aging
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Gender Identity Development (cont'd)
Marcia: Wisdom and Continuity
Integrated: Individuals with strong sense of history and cu
ent connection to others
Have continuity in lifestyle
Nonexploratory: little interest in wisdom, beliefs, or values
Na
ow perspective and outlook
Little sense of continuity
Little connection to others
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Adulthood and Aging
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Gender Identity Development (cont'd)
Marcia: Wisdom and Continuity
Pseudointegrated: use slogans, clichés as substitute for wisdom
Feel no need to develop wisdom
Sense of resignation regarding connection to others
Despairing: lack wisdom and continuity
Inconsistent values and beliefs
Very little concern for self/others
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Adulthood and Aging
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The “Big Five”
Here are resources to use
http:
allpsych.com/psychology101/social_development.html
For this assignment, you will spend time in public places where you feel there will be a good amount of older people and you will conduct unobtrusive observations (observing without letting anyone there know what you are doing). This could be a store, the train station, a mall (during the day there are often many seniors who go to the mall), or any other places you feel would be good. You may want to find a good spot where you can sit down comfortably and take notes. Spend at least a half-hour there conducting observations.
During the observations you will take notes on patterns of behavior that you witness: Look at how older people behave as opposed to younger people. Look at differences between young-old and old-old. Look at differences between men and women. Do you see different patterns of behavior with different races, cultures, and socio-economic class? Look at how others (strangers/passe
ys) treat them. Look for patterns of social groupings: Are people alone or with other people? How many other people? Are they of similar ages? Are they similar races? What about same perceived socio-economic class? Do the people with them seem to be friends, family, helpers (aids) or do they take on numerous roles (daughter and helper)? Also note any other unique behaviors or patterns of behavior that you saw. Describe and chart the behavior patterns you see.
Besides what I asked you to look at in the above paragraph, see what connections you can make between what you see and what you read about in the book or in the additional articles/videos I posted. I expect to see at least 7 concepts and/or theories discussed and related to your observations
The write-up should be a minimum of 2 pages, double spaced, 12 point font, 1” margins.