Youth/Early Adolescence
Early Adulthood/Middle Age
Older Adulthood/Elderly
100

It is more important to foster this rather than fixing weaknesses

What is strength?

100

This describes the high well-being in youth, dip in midlife, and rise after 60

What is the U-shaped curve or mid-life crisis?

100

This is a top priority in later adulthood and elderly

What is emotional regulation?

200

This shapes identity and long-term well-being

What is friendship?

200

The guiding, mentoring, and accommodation to adjust to life changes and maintain balance

What is generativity?

200

While emotional regulation becomes more important as you get older, this becomes less important 

What is the drive to seek out information and develop a positive self-concept?

300

These specific traits help youth handle challenges

What are hope, optimism, curiosity, and openness?

300

Life satisfaction is predicted by this

What is a higher capacity for loving relationships

300

These two things drive the shift to increased well-being

What are acceptance and perspective?

400

This is necessary for positive youth development

What is the possession of resources that can be developed, nurtured, and cultivated

400

Common to have a focus shift from material success to these three things

What are personal growth, relationships, purpose?

400

Adapting to losses while maximizing strengths

What is selective optimization with compensation?

500

Youth thrive when they build these five C’s

What are competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring

500

One way you can increase sense of self-esteem

What is succeeding more or giving up our pretensions (overly ambitious goals and self-evaluations) 

500

Self acceptance in older adulthood allows this

What is the ability to retain optimum enjoyment from activities that give a sense of satisfaction

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