Theories
The name of the developmental stage between intimacy and generativity identified by Vaillant.
What is career consolidation?
When a couple has learned which strategies has worked best when resolving disagreements and therefore have a sense that they have control of the relationship.
What is marital self-efficacy?
The relationship when grandparents seldom see their grandchildren.
What is remote relationship?
The term for the trait characterized by emotional negativity, pessimism, irritability.
What is neuroticism?
Process that involves focusing on central tasks, maintaining abilities, and overcoming obstacles.
What is selective optimization with compensation?
The term Erikson used to describe a desire to establish and guide the next generation.
What is generativity?
A term for the cumulative negative effects of caring for an elderly or disabled person.
What is caregiver burden?
They have frequent contact and warm interactions with their grandchildren, but typically do not discipline them.
What is companionate relationship?
The Big Five traits that tend to increase as adults age.
What is agreeableness and conscientiousness?
A retiree who would like to give money to charity but is unable because they barely have enough income to make ends meet.
What is an anxious idealist?
Term used to explain the unique stresses of the middle adult period that proposes a universal crisis.
What is life events approach?
An approach to solving problems that involves confrontation of the spouse about an issue, followed by a period during which confronting spouse works to restore harmony.
What is skilled diplomacy?
Grandparents have had full time responsibility for a grandchild for 6 months or longer.
What is custodial grandparenting?
Researchers found adults higher in these traits were less likely to feel strained by work related stressors.
What is extraversion and conscientiousness?
A term many potential employers believe that middle aged workers are less able to learn new skills than their younger counterparts.
What is ageism?
Erikson's term referring to personal impoverishment; indulging selves; as if they were their one only child.
What is stagnation?
A pattern in which young adults leave home and return one or more times before becoming fully independent.
What is the revolving door?
Fowler family lives in a duplex: Grandma Fowler lives in half and Mr. and Mrs. Fowler and their children live in the other half. Everyday when the children get off the bus, grandma meets them and prepares a snack. She helps with their homework until their parents get home.
What is an involved relationship?
The Big Five traits likely to decline as adult's age.
What is openness, extroversion, neuroticism?
A job that allows a worker to transition from full time work to full time retirement over several years.
What is a bridge job?
A person who is forced to take on responsibilities that are in constant competition with each other.
What is role conflict?
Middle age adults who provide assistance to both their children and aging parents.
What is the sandwich generation?
The percentage of grandparents that express a high level of satisfaction with their role.
What is 92%?
Individuals high in this personality trait are more likely than peers to have stress related conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome.
What is neuroticism?
They are projected to be the healthiest, longest living, and best educated retirees in history.
Who are the Baby Boomers?