PSYC 290N middle/late adulthood
1. Historically, respect for older adults in China and Japan was high, but today
their status is more variable. Factors that predict high status for the elderly
across cultures range from their valuable knowledge to integration into the
extended family: Explain cultural factors and how they may impact older adults
2. Life expectancy refers to the number of years that will probably be lived by
an average person born in a particular year. Lifespan is the maximum number
of yours an individual can live. Life expectancy has dramatically increased;
lifespan has not
And increasing number of individuals live to be 100 or older. Genetics, health,
and coping well with stress can contribute to becoming a cemetery in. On
average, females live about six years longer than males do. The sex differ-
ences likely due to biological and social factors.: Describe factors that impact
life expectancy
3. Generativity versus stagnation: middle adulthood
Ericksons seventh developmental stage
By generativity Erikson means primarily a concern for helping the younger
generation to develop and lead useful lives. The feeling of having done nothing
to help the next generation is stagnation.
Integrity versus despair: late adulthood
Ericksons eighth and final stage
During the stage, a person reflects on the past. If the persons life review
reveals a life well spent, integrity will be achieved; if not, the retrospective
glances likely will yield doubt or gloom-the despair Erickson described: De-
scribe the stages of Ericksons lifespan development that influence in middle and
late adulthood
4. Kübler-Ross proposed five stages of dying: denial and isolation, anger,
bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Not all individuals go through the
same sequence.
Denial and isolation: first stage of dying, in which the dying person denies that
she or he is really going to die
Anger: second stage of dying, in which the dying person's denial gives Way
to anger, resentment, rage, and envy
Bargaining: third stage of dying, in which the dying person develops the hope
that desk and somehow be postponed
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1. Historically, respect for older adults in China and Japan was high, but today
their status is more variable. Factors that predict high status for the elderly
across cultures range from their valuable knowledge to integration into the
extended family: Explain cultural factors and how they may impact older adults
2. Life expectancy refers to the number of years that will probably be lived by
an average person born in a particular year. Lifespan is the maximum number
of yours an individual can live. Life expectancy has dramatically increased;
lifespan has not
And increasing number of individuals live to be 100 or older. Genetics, health,
and coping well with stress can contribute to becoming a cemetery in. On
average, females live about six years longer than males do. The sex differ-
ences likely due to biological and social factors.: Describe factors that impact
life expectancy
3. Generativity versus stagnation: middle adulthood
Ericksons seventh developmental stage
By generativity Erikson means primarily a concern for helping the younger
generation to develop and lead useful lives. The feeling of having done nothing
to help the next generation is stagnation.
Integrity versus despair: late adulthood
Ericksons eighth and final stage
During the stage, a person reflects on the past. If the persons life review
reveals a life well spent, integrity will be achieved; if not, the retrospective
glances likely will yield doubt or gloom-the despair Erickson described: De-
scribe the stages of Ericksons lifespan development that influence in middle and
late adulthood
4. Kübler-Ross proposed five stages of dying: denial and isolation, anger,
bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Not all individuals go through the
same sequence.
Denial and isolation: first stage of dying, in which the dying person denies that
she or he is really going to die
Anger: second stage of dying, in which the dying person's denial gives Way
to anger, resentment, rage, and envy
Bargaining: third stage of dying, in which the dying person develops the hope
that desk and somehow be postponed
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