Erickson Stages
Biological Changes
Theories of Adulthood
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Personality Traits
100
What is the psychosocial crisis for middle adulthood?
Generativity vs. Stagnation
40-65 years /care
100
What physical change in middle adulthood affects hair?
Hair becomes thinner and grayer.
100
Who introduced the concept of individuation in middle adulthood?
Carl Jung
100
What health condition is twice as likely with an ACE score of 4+?
Heart disease
100
What trait involves curiosity and creativity?
Openness to experience
200
What virtue is associated with early adulthood?
Love/ intimacy vs isolation /21-39
200
What condition results from cartilage degeneration in joints?
Difficulty in movement.
200
What does Levinson's theory focus on?
Life structure and significant relationships.
200
How does an ACE score of 7+ affect life expectancy?
Reduces it by nearly 20 years.
200
Which personality trait is defined by being organized and reliable?
Conscientiousness
300
What question defines the infancy stage?
Can I trust the world?
Trust vs Mistrust/ infant -18 Months
300
Name a biological factor that increases the risk of cognitive decline in middle adulthood.
Hypertension
300
What is Arnett's term for the transition between adolescence and adulthood?
Emerging adulthood
300
What mental health conditions are common with an ACE score of 7+?
Anxiety and depression
300
What trait describes a tendency to be anxious and self-conscious?
Neuroticism
400
What significant relationships are involved in the stage of Intimacy vs. Isolation?
Friends and partners/ love 21-39
400
What reproductive change marks the end of a woman's ability to conceive?
Menopause
400
What does Jung's concept of differentiation mean?
Developing unique patterns and traits.
400
With an ACE score of 7, how much more likely is someone to use IV drugs?
10 times
400
What does the life narrative approach in personality theory emphasize?
High points, low points, and turning points in life stories.
500
In late adulthood, what question reflects Erikson's final stage of development?
Is it okay to have been me?
Integrity vs Despair 65+
500
What is one visible sign of skin aging in middle adulthood?
Wrinkles or sagging skin.
500
What are the seven components of generativity according to McAdams and de St. Aubin?
Inner desire, cultural demand, concern for the next generation, belief in the species, commitment, action, and life story development.
500
What percentage chance of developing mental illness is associated with an ACE score of 7+?
100%
500
Name the five factors in the trait approach to personality.
- Neuroticism, extroversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness to experience.