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Type of logical thinking that becomes more prominent in adulthood, involving continuous, active evaluation of information and belies in the light of evidence and implications. |
Reflective Thinking |
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Mature type of thinking that relies on subjective experience and intuition as well as logical and allows room for ambiguity, uncertainty, inconsistency, contradiction, imperfection, and compromise
- draws on intuition and emotion as well as logic to help cope with situations such as social dilemmas. - relativistic - acknowledges that there may be more than one valid way of viewing an issue. |
Postformal Thought |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is the ability to think within at least two different logical systems and to shift back and forth between abstract reasoning and practical, real-world considerations. |
Shifting Gears |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is the ability to define a problem as falling within a class or category of logical problems and to define its parameters. |
Problem Definition |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is the ability to see that a problem can be solved either through a process, with general application to similar problems, or through a product, a concrete solution to the particular problem. |
Process-product Shift |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is the ability to choose the best of several possible logical solutions and to recognize criteria for choosing. |
Pragmatism |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is the awareness that most problems have more than one cause, that people may have differing goals, and that a variety of methods can be used to arrive at more than one solution. |
Multiple Solutions |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is the recognition that a problem or solution involves inherent conflict. |
Awareness of Thought |
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Criteria of postformal thought that is a person's awareness that they must be the judge of which logic to use. |
Self-Referential Thought |
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The 7 stages of Shaie's Life-Span Model of Cognitive Development |
1. Acquisitive Stage (0-11) 2. Achieving Stage (11-30) 3. Responsible Stage (30-60) 4. Executive Stage (30-60) 5. Reorganizational Stage (60-65) 6. Reintegrative Stage (65+) 7. Legacy-Creating Stage (65+) |
AARERRL |
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Schaie's first stage where children and adolescents acquire information and skills mainly for their own sake or as preparation for participation is society. |
Acquisitive Stage |
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Schaie's second stage where young adults no longer acquire knowledge; they use what they know to pursue goals. |
Achieving Stage |
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Schaie's third stage where middle-age people use their minds to solve practical problems associated with responsibilities to others, such as family members or employees. |
Responsible Stage |
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Schaie's fourth stage where people are responsible for their societal systems or social movements. |
Executive Stage |
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Schaie's fifth stage where people reorganize their lives and intellectual energies around meaningful pursuits. |
Reorganizational Stage |
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Schaie's sixth stage where older adult may be experiencing biological and cognitive changes and tend to be more selective about what tasks they expend effort on. |
Reintegrative Stage |
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Schaie's seventh stage where older people may create instructions for the disposition of prized possessions, make funeral arrangements, provide oral histories, etc. |
Legacy-Creating Stage |
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The process that underlies the shift to an adult identity. |
Recentering |
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Stages of Recentering |
1. Dependent on family + expectations of self reliance 2. Independent, exploratory phase to find serious commitment. 3. Full independence from family |
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Theoretical models that describe psychosocial development in terms of a definite sequence of age-related changes. |
Normative-Stage Models |
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Erickson's sixth stage of psychosocial development, in which young adults either form strong, long lasting bonds with friends and romantic partners or face a possible sense of isolation and self-absorption. Virtue: Love Core Pathology: Exclusivity |
Intimacy vs. Isolation |
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Theoretical model of personality development that describes adult psychosocial development as a response to the expected or unexpected occurrence and timing of important life events. |
Timing-of-Events Model |
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In the timing-of events model, commonly expected life experiences that occur at customary times. |
Normative Life Events |
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Set of cultural norms or expectations for the time of life when certain important events, such as marriage, parenthood, entry into work,and retirement, should occur. |
Social Clock |
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Theoretical models of personality development that focus on mental, emotional, temperamental, and behavioral traits, or attributes. |
Trait Models |
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Theoretical model of personality based on the "Big Five" factor, underlying clusters of related personality traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism. |
Five-Factor Model By McCrae and Costa |
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Theoretical approach that identifies broad personality types, or styles. |
Typological Approach |
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Dynamic capacity to modify one's level of ego-control in response to environmental and contextual influences. |
Ego Resiliency |
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Self-control and the self-regulation of impulses. |
Ego Control |
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People who are shy, quiet, anxious, and dependable.The tend to keep their thoughts to themselves and to withdraw from conflict and they are the most subject to depression. |
Overcontrolled |
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People who are active, energetic, stubborn, and easily distracted. |
Undercontrolled |
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The theory that patterns of love hinge on the balance among three elements: intimacy, passion, and commitment. |
Triangular Theory of Love By Robert Sternberg |
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The emotional element, involves self-disclosure, which leads to connection, warmth, and trust. |
Intimacy |
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The motivational element, based on inner drives that translates physiological arousal into sexual desire. |
Passion |
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The cognitive element that is the decision to love and stay with the beloved. |
Commitment |
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- intimacy, - passion, - commitment - interpersonal relationships; casual interactions. |
Nonlove |
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+ intimacy, - passion, - commitment - closeness, understanding. affection, bondedness |
Liking |
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- intimacy, + passion, - commitment - strong physical attraction and arousal. |
Infatuation |
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- intimacy, - passion, + commitment - found in long-term relationships or arranged marriages. |
Empty Love |
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+ intimacy, + passion, - commitment - drawn to each other physically and bonded emotionally. |
Romantic Love |
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+ intimacy, - passion, + commitment - physical attraction has died down, partners feel close to each other. |
Companionate Love |
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- intimacy, + passion, + commitment - whirlwind courtship; doesn't last |
Fatuous Love |
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+ intimacy, + passion, + commitment - easier to achieve than maintain. |
Consummate Love |
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Perspectives on Women's Happiness in Marriage |
1. Companionate Model 2. Institutional Model 3. Equity Model 4. Gender Model |
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The perspective on marriage that holds that egalitarian marriages, in which both husband and wife share work and family responsibilities,are likely to be happiest and the most intimate. |
Companionate Model |
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The perspective on marriage that suggests that women are happier in marriage if they are committed to the traditional institution of marriage. |
Institutional Marriage |
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The perspective on marriage that claims that a woman's perception of fairness in the marriage, and not the actual division of labor, affects marital quality. |
Equity Model |
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The perspective on marriage that women are happiest in marriages characterized by the gender-typical role. |
Gender Model |
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