Late Adulthood
This stage usually begins around age 65
What is late adulthood?
This is the emotional response to losing someone important
what is grief?
This is how someone understands who they are as a person
What is identity?
This psychologist created the theory of psychosocial development
Who is Erik Erikson?
This is the main character in Afterlife
Who is Antonia?
In stage people often think about whether their life was successful or meaningful
Life meaning
In late adulthood, people often experience repeated losses over time
What is cumulative loss?
Identity in late adulthood is often shaped by roles like work and family
What is self-concept?
This stage focuses on reflecting on life and evaluating its meaning
What is Integrity vs. Despair?
Antonia experiences this type of loss after her husband and sister Izzy die
What is bereavement?
A major change in this stage in late adulthood ofte4n involves leaving the workforce
what is retirement?
Grief can cause someone to rethink how they see themselves
What is identity change?
Losing important people can cause someone to rethink this
What is sense of self?
Feeling at peace with one’s life is called this outcome
What is integrity?
Antonia recently retired from this profession
What is college professor?
Late adulthood is considered this stage in the lifespan
what is the final stage of development?
This can influence how well someone in late adulthood handles grief, such as having close relationships or family nearby
What is support systems?
This can happen when major life changes disrupt how someone sees themselves
What is identity shift?
Feeling regret or dissatisfaction in late adulthood is called this
What is despair?
Antonia continues helping this couple in the story
Who are Mario and Estela?
A key focus in this stage is trying to understand whether life has had meaning
what is purpose?
Is when a person slowly learns to live daily life without someone they lost
What is adapting to life after loss?
In lifespan development, identity continues to develop through this process
What is life experiences over time?
In Erikson’s theory, this is the idea that development continues across the entire lifespan, not just childhood
What is lifelong development (lifespan perspective)?
Antonia’s experience connects to this major theme in late adulthood
What is identity through loss?