Late Adulthood Social Development
How do the Big 5 personality traits change over time?
They remain relatively stable
SIDS
grief that has lasted longer than a year and is impairing someone's life
Complicated grief/prolonged grief disorder
What is the name of someone who studies death and dying?
Thanatologist
For those terminally ill, if in a facility receiving care, what is the care called?
Hospice care
Looking back on one's life, they feel a lot of feelings of failure. What word would Erikson use to describe their experience?
Despair (ego integrity versus despair stage)
Most frequent cause of death in childhood?
automobile accidents, fires, and drowning?
What is Kubler-Ross's first stage?
Denial -DABDA
What type of death is the absence of a heartbeat and breathing in a human?
functional death
If care that is sustaining life is removed, what is this process called?
Passive euthanasia
What theory suggests older individuals should gradually withdraw from the world on physical, social, and psychological levels?
disengagement theory
Johnny's grandma died when he was 7 years old. He somewhat understands her death, but isn't scared of more people dying because he thinks death only happens to certain people. At what age will he understand the universality of death?
9
Who does Kubler-Ross's theory apply to?
People who know they are dying and dying slowly?
At what developmental stage are fears the greatest for death?
Middle adulthood
What is the first stage of retirement? (name and brief description)
honeymoon stage - living your best life, doing all the things you've been wanting to do.
What personality type would Neugarten describe an older person as who is going out to night clubs, wearing the most recent youth clothing, and exercising vigorously?
What term explains why teenagers think they are invincible to death?
personal fable
What is the second stage of grief? (3 stage model)
People experience depression, recognize full extent of their loss
What group has the highest suicide rates?
Men over the age of 85
What is the third stage of retirement? (name and brief description)
Reorientation stage- reconsider options, engage in new, more fulfilling activities
Body transcendence versus body preoccupation - what does this mean/whose theory is this?
Peck's theory, preoccupation with body failure or acceptance and moving forward.
What is the leading cause of death in middle adulthood?
disease
What is the first stage of grief (3 stage model)?
Initial shock, numbness, disbelief
How much is the average cost of a funeral?
7000-10000
What is the theory suggesting that people that are introverted and enjoy staying at home will be better off doing that in retirement and that those who have always been extroverted and active should do that to maximize well-being?
continuity theory