SW 620 QUIZ #2 STUDY GUIDE
Erikson's Life-Span Development Theory - Answers - -Development proceeds in
stages
-Each stage is characterized by a psychosocial challenge or crisis
-Stages reflect the motivation of the individual
limits of person centered therapy - Answers - Therapists traits are needed, but not
sufficient
Genuineness may end ip being imitation @ the beginning
Goals of Person-Centered Therapy - Answers - Provide a safe climate conducive to
clients' self-exploration, so that they can recognize blocks to growth and can experience
aspects of self that were formerly denied or distorted.
Enable clients to move toward openness, greater trust in self, willingness to be a
process, and increased spontaneity and aliveness.
Person centered therapy theoretical assumptions - Answers - 1. Actualizing tendency
2. Reality is subjective + experience leads to behavior
3. Self concept is the person we're aware of being
4. Anxiety is b/c of incongruence of experiences + self-concept
5. Participation in therapeutic relationship activates self-healing capacities
6. Client is the one who brings change
Erikson's 8 stages of development - Answers - trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame and doubt
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs identity confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
integrity vs despair
Erikson's contributions - Answers - -Emphasized the importance of personal fulfillment
and the role that social stressors can play in attainment or prevention
-Introduced a concept of lifespan development, in contrast to other theorists that
believed personality development ceased in childhood
-Acknowledged the significant influence of social aspects
Criticisms of Erikson's theory - Answers - Culturally Bond: Social support had to be a
certain way; no recognition of diversity
Failure of one stage pre-empted ability to be successful later- doesn't acknowledge
resilience
Impact of longevity + other changes in society aren't taken into consideration
Gender differences are seen as individual rather than part of socialization
, cohort - Answers - a group of persons who were born during the same time period and
who experience particular social changes within a given culture in the same sequence
and at approximately the same age.
-Similar to generations, but may be shorter
-A birth cohort becomes a generation only when it develops some shared sense of its
social history and a shared identity. ---Cohorts differ greatly in size and these
differences affect opportunities for education, work, and family life.
examples of cohorts - Answers - - always-on generation (2004+)
- generation z (1995 - 2003)
- millenials (1980s - 2000s)
- generation x (1965-1980)
- baby boomers (1946-1964)
- silent generation (1925-1945)
- GI generation - 1910 - 1924
Transitions - Answers - Changes in roles and statuses that represent a distinct
departure from prior roles and statuses
-produce both stress and opportunity and can occur within the family or in other
collectivities.
-They may involve exits and entrances of members, as well as status changes.
Examples of transitions - Answers - starting or finishing school
entering puberty
getting a first job or home
retiring
Trajectories - Answers - relatively stable long-term processes and patterns of life,
including multiple transitions.
-give form to the life course and entry points to a new life phase.
-Best understood when behind us
-SW: Bring trajectories "back on track"
examples of trajectories - Answers - Work life
education
parenting
life events - Answers - significant occurrences in a person's life that may produce
serious and long-lasting effects
-refers to the event itself, not the role changes that will follow
turning point - Answers - A time when major change occurs in the life course trajectory
is a turning point (defining moment)
-can occur in the individual life course, but also in larger systems such as families or
communities.
Erikson's Life-Span Development Theory - Answers - -Development proceeds in
stages
-Each stage is characterized by a psychosocial challenge or crisis
-Stages reflect the motivation of the individual
limits of person centered therapy - Answers - Therapists traits are needed, but not
sufficient
Genuineness may end ip being imitation @ the beginning
Goals of Person-Centered Therapy - Answers - Provide a safe climate conducive to
clients' self-exploration, so that they can recognize blocks to growth and can experience
aspects of self that were formerly denied or distorted.
Enable clients to move toward openness, greater trust in self, willingness to be a
process, and increased spontaneity and aliveness.
Person centered therapy theoretical assumptions - Answers - 1. Actualizing tendency
2. Reality is subjective + experience leads to behavior
3. Self concept is the person we're aware of being
4. Anxiety is b/c of incongruence of experiences + self-concept
5. Participation in therapeutic relationship activates self-healing capacities
6. Client is the one who brings change
Erikson's 8 stages of development - Answers - trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame and doubt
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs identity confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
integrity vs despair
Erikson's contributions - Answers - -Emphasized the importance of personal fulfillment
and the role that social stressors can play in attainment or prevention
-Introduced a concept of lifespan development, in contrast to other theorists that
believed personality development ceased in childhood
-Acknowledged the significant influence of social aspects
Criticisms of Erikson's theory - Answers - Culturally Bond: Social support had to be a
certain way; no recognition of diversity
Failure of one stage pre-empted ability to be successful later- doesn't acknowledge
resilience
Impact of longevity + other changes in society aren't taken into consideration
Gender differences are seen as individual rather than part of socialization
, cohort - Answers - a group of persons who were born during the same time period and
who experience particular social changes within a given culture in the same sequence
and at approximately the same age.
-Similar to generations, but may be shorter
-A birth cohort becomes a generation only when it develops some shared sense of its
social history and a shared identity. ---Cohorts differ greatly in size and these
differences affect opportunities for education, work, and family life.
examples of cohorts - Answers - - always-on generation (2004+)
- generation z (1995 - 2003)
- millenials (1980s - 2000s)
- generation x (1965-1980)
- baby boomers (1946-1964)
- silent generation (1925-1945)
- GI generation - 1910 - 1924
Transitions - Answers - Changes in roles and statuses that represent a distinct
departure from prior roles and statuses
-produce both stress and opportunity and can occur within the family or in other
collectivities.
-They may involve exits and entrances of members, as well as status changes.
Examples of transitions - Answers - starting or finishing school
entering puberty
getting a first job or home
retiring
Trajectories - Answers - relatively stable long-term processes and patterns of life,
including multiple transitions.
-give form to the life course and entry points to a new life phase.
-Best understood when behind us
-SW: Bring trajectories "back on track"
examples of trajectories - Answers - Work life
education
parenting
life events - Answers - significant occurrences in a person's life that may produce
serious and long-lasting effects
-refers to the event itself, not the role changes that will follow
turning point - Answers - A time when major change occurs in the life course trajectory
is a turning point (defining moment)
-can occur in the individual life course, but also in larger systems such as families or
communities.
