Erik Erikson's Stages of Development
The primary conflict in middle adulthood
What is generativity vs. stagnation?
The trait that remains stable throughout adulthood
What is openness?
Human growth does not go in a straight path and is known to be this
What is multidirectional?
Example of benefit of cognitive changes
What is better management, handling of stress, adaptability, intuition, or confidence?
Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory consists of these three components.
What is Id, Ego, and Superego?
Examples of generativity
What is raising children, having a productive career, or being involved in the community?
The trait that has no discernable trend
What is extraversion?
Examples of a cause of secondary aging (can be prevented)
What is smoking, drug use, unhealthy eating, alcohol abuse, obesity, or lack of exercise.
Two Types of Intelligence
What is fluid and crystallized intelligence?
The idea of self-actualization and Maslow's hierarchy of needs are the key components of this theory.
What is the Humanistic Theory?
Effect of stagnation on personality
What is less agreeableness and more neuroticism?
The two traits that level off in middle adulthood
What are emotional stability and conscientiousness?
Two hormones that decrease from menopause
What are estrogen and progesterone?
Not taking care of stress and mental health in middle adulthood can lead to this
What is failing physical health?
This pair of letters in our MBTI personality is called the attitude pair that dictates how we interact with the world.
What are the 1st and 4th letters?
(ex. EJ, EP, IJ, IP)
What is "will I provide something of real value"?
The point at which agreeableness increases
What is the end of middle adulthood?
The name for older men's decrease in testosterone
What is andropause?
Developers of intelligence theory
Who are Cattell and Horn?
The parenting style that promotes high responsiveness and high demandingness, is considered the most desirable.
What is an authoritative parenting style?
Explain the cycle of generativity or stagnation
What is "purpose -> generativity/stagnation -> more time spent to develop generativity/stagnation"? (can be more specific/in own words)
The traditional name for emotional stability
What is neuroticism?
An example of primary aging
What are grey hairs, wrinkles, eyesight/hearing loss, and organ decline?
A transition of identity and self-confidence in middle adulthood. Involves reflection on lack of accomplishments, regrets, etc.
What is a mid-life crisis?
The three main factors that influence our personality.
What are genes (biological), individual choices, and environment?