Ego integrity vs despair
Ego integrity vs despair involves __________________
coming to terms with one's life
selectively better recall emotionally positive over negative information
The positivity effect
Poor marriages take a greater toll on men or women?
Women
Who is most likely to abuse the elderly?
family members, spouses, children, in- home/nursing home caretakers
What is the first thing to consider when making the decision for retirement?
Affordability
Adults that feel despair usually feel _____________________
bitterness, defeated, and hopelessness
Calling up past experiences with the goal of achieving greater self understanding
Life Review
Year in which gay and lesbian marriages were legalized?
2015
Name two of the four risk factors of maltreatment?
Dependency of victims: Frail or severely disabled with a long unfavorable history between them and the perpetrator.
Dependency of perpetrator: adult child needs the parent for financial, housing and emotional needs.
Psychological Disturbance & other traits of perpetrator, history of family violence and institutional conditions.
________ are when gains are maximized and losses are minimized, enabling realization of individual potential
Successful aging
Those whose goals consist of being a lover of money and being materialistic usually ______________
fear life's end
What is the greatest problem for widowed older people?
profound loneliness
What percentage of U.S. women 65+ are widowed? Men?
Women-34%
Men-12%
Define successful aging?
realizing individual’s potential throughout life. Gains are maximized and losses are minimized.
What jobs serve as transitions between full time career and retirement
Bridge jobs
What are the three distinct tasks to attaining ego integrity?
Ego differentiation, Body transcendence, Ego transcendence
People who are not intimates but with whom they spend time occasionally are considered ?
Secondary friends
What are two of the four functions of late-life friendships?
Intimacy & companionship (mutual interest), a shield against negative judgements stemming from stereotypes of aging (recognize the elder as the wise ones), a link to the larger community (traveling), and protection from the psychological consequences of loss (social support).
When do agreeableness tend to decline in late adulthood?
After age 80
______ reflects the reality that aging well involves not only achievements but also effective coping with life's challanges and losses
Optimal aging
having a perspective that looks beyond one’s self to be in harmony with past and future generations and become one with the universe
Gerotranscendence
How does stress effect older adults?
Causes their blood pressure and cortisol levels to remain elevated
Most reported elder maltreatment?
Emotional abuse, financial abuse, and neglect.
The minority who are high in neuroticism emotionally negative and dissatisfied tend to cope poorly with....
Stressful events and are at risk for health problems and earlier death.
Retirement is a stressful process that contributes to what ?
Declines in physical and mental health