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Middle Adulthood Years
34-60
What are the views people have on mid-life?
Crisis (Negative) and Transition (Positive)
4 Developmental Tasts of Middle Adulthood
1) Managing a career 2) Nurturing intimate relationships 3) Expanding caring relationships 4) Managing family life
Psychosocial Crisis of Middle Adulthood
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Generativity
Being generous to other stages of life. Giving something back. Concerned with human kind.

Psychosocial Crisis of middle adulthood
Stagnation
Lack of growth or movement in ones lifes. Feeling stuck/Not going anywhere.

Psychosocial Crisis of Middle Adulthood
Concept of "Stock-Taking"
Taking stock of your life and assessing where you are and where you want to go.

Relates to Psychosocial Crisis of Middle Adulthood
Central Process of Middle Adulthood
Person-environment interaction and Creativity
Person Environment Interaction
Interaction between our social environment and the "fit" it has with who we are (skills,needs)

Central Process of Middle Adulthood
Creativity
Getting rid of old ways and matters that aren't working for us in favor of new waves.

Central Process of Middle Adulthood
Coping Behavior of Middle Adulthood
Care
Care
Helps us extend generativity, a commitment of care. "Ethics of care"

Coping behavior of middle adulthood.
Some basics of Aging (4)
- Intergrating theme of life is later adulthood; a search for personal meaning.
- The more active, the happier youll be.
- Activities may change but intensity doesn't need to.
- There are some things we can control and others we can't.
Aspects of Retirement (4)
- Most see this as enlightenment.
- Fear of losing a structured social environment and feel the connection that work offers.
- Harder to adjust if it was forced.
- Easier to adjust if it was choice.
Years of Later Adulthood
60-75
Developmental Tasks of Later Adulthood (4)
1) Promoting intellectual vigor - Keeping our cognitive development active and coping with changes in memory or cognitive processes.
2) Redirecting energy to new roles and activities - role transitions, role loss, role gain. (greeter at walmart)
3) Accepting ones life - How will the rest of our lives turn out, are we satisfied with our life? Issues of medical technology and prolonging life.
4) Developing a point of view about death - seeing death as a part of a life span experience, Experiencing losses.
4)
Psychosocial Crisis of Later Adulthod
Integrity vs. Despair
Integrity vs. Despair
Accept our lives as it has been lived, look back feeling good.
- or -
Cant confront mistakes; Death of our dreams, feeling devalued by others.

Psychosocial Crisis of Later Adulthood
Central Process of Later Adulthood
Introspection
Introspection
Self reflecting or remenissing in a healthy way - Reflecting on life

Central Process of Later Adulthood
Coping Behavior or Later Adulthood
Wisdom
Wisdom
Drawing from what we know.

Coping Behavior of Later Adulthood
Years of Very Old Age
75+
Key things to know about Very Old Age group (4)
- New Psychosocial Stage
- Huge gender gap; mostly women
- The "old-old" and the "young-old"
- Chronological age doesn't matter as much
Developmental Task of Very Old Age (3)
1) Coping with physical changes (young, motor skills, fitness, sensory)
2) Developing a psychohistorical perspective (Integrity, past, present, futute)
3) Traveling uncharted territory - few norms exist, gender gap (most evident), forging their own path (finding a place in life)
Psychosocial Crisis of Very Old Age
Immortality vs Extinction
Immortality vs Extinction
Living on through our children, work, belief in after life, historical link to life
-vs-
Death brings nothingness, "I am forgotten about, I don't exist anymore."

Psychosocial Crisis of Very Old Age
Central Process of Very Old Age
Social Support
Social Support
Helps us feel cared for, loved, connected to others.

Central Process of Very Old Age
Coping Behavior of Very Old Age
Confidence
The 3 key principles of the Eden Principle
1) Effective Treatment, each person if specifically treated for their medical needs instead of being grouped together and sedated.
2) Kindness, being kind and paying attention to what they're saying.
3) Care, giving the patients something to care for, a purpose to live.
The 14 characteristics of a Healthy, Happy family
1) Appreciating
2) Democratic decision making
3) Flexible and open to change
4) All members contribute and make time for family activities
5) Communication
6) Shared values
7) Involved in the community
8) Family history is shared
9) Parents model values and behaviors for kids
10) Parents know their kids and their kids feel connected to parents
11) Monitor media influences
12) Parents set expectations and limits
13) Parents are well adjusted and happy
14) LOVE!!!
One last thing to remember...
When working with individuals or individuals in families, no matter what the circumstances, it is important to see the individual/ family in CONTEXT!!!!!