Psychologists
Psychologist who says an important step of adulthood is, "accepting and adjusting to physiological changes, such as menopause."
Who is Robert Havighurst?
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
What is adulthood?
The second most stressful life event after the death of ones spouse.
What is divorce?
The age when maturity/old adulthood begins.
What is 65?
an interdisciplinary field that studies the process of aging and the aging population, involves psychology, biology, sociology, and other fields
What is Gerontology?
Psychologist who says young adulthood's important event is parenting and the important relationships are friends and work colleagues.
Who is Erik Erikson?
a stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the realization that life is finite
What is midlife crisis?
The midlife event that men have no counterpart for.
What is menopause?
The title of stage 7.
What is Middle Adulthood?
mourning period (cultural)
What is bereavement?
Psychologist who believes that in adulthood pleasure is derived from development of balanced lives and equal libido
Who is Sigmund Freud?
pertaining to old age
What is geriatric?
The recognition that more than half of ones life is gone; may prompt some to feel that the clock is ticking and that they must make sudden, drastic changes in order to achieve their goals, while others focus on finding satisfaction with the present course of their lives.
What is Midlife Crisis?
the age range of middle adulthood.
What is 40-64/65?
response to loss
What is grief?
Psychologist who theorized that we base judgment on one’s personal values, not conventional standards in adulthood.
Who is Lawrence Kohlberg?
the desire, in middle age, to use one's accumulated wisdom to guide future generations
What is generativity?
The 6 psychological stages of divorce.
What are 1. Emotional, 2. Legal, 3. Economic, 4. Co-parental, 5. Community, and 6. Psychic
The conflict at stage 6 (young adulthood).
What is Intimacy vs. Isolation?
process/time people adapt (cultural)
What is mourning?
Psychologist who believes not every adult has the ability to develop a hypothesis and utilize trial and error testing.
Who is Jean Piaget?
biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience
What is maturation?
Polarizing event that can lead to some parents experiencing freedom while others are happy with their new-found freedom.
What is Empty Nest Syndrome?
the important event at stage 8 (Maturity).
What is reflection on and acceptance of the individual’s life?
The stages of death and grief according to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
What are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance?