Psychology of the Old Chap 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 androgyny | gender rolse reflecting the acceptance of the most adaptive aspects of both the traditional masculine and feminine rol |
| conscientious stage | according to Loevinger's theory, a point at which one focuses on understanding the role that the self plays. Character development involves self-evaluated standards, self-critical thinking, self-determined ideals and self-set goals |
| dispositional trait | a relatively stable, enduring aspect of personality |
| ego development | the fundamental changes in the ways in which our thoughts, values, morals, and goals are organized. Transitions from one stage to another depend on both internal biological changes and external social changes to whiich the person must adapt |
| epigenetic principle | In Erikson's theory, the notion that development is guided by an underlying plan in which certain issues have their own particular times of importance |
| five-factor model | a model of dispositional traits with the dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness-antagonism, and conscientiousness-undirectedness |
| life narrative | the aspects of personality that pull everything together, those integrative aspects that give a person an identity or sense of self |
| life-span construct | in Whitebourne's theory of identity, the way in which people build a view of who they are |
| midlife correction | reevaluating one's roles and dreams and making the necessary corrections |
| personal concerns | things that are important to people, their goals, and their major concerns in life |
| possible selves | Aspects of the self-concept involving oneself in the future in both positive and negative ways |
| self-concept | the organized, coherent, integrated pattern of self-perceptions |
| spiritual support | includes seeking pastoral care, participating in organized and non-organized religious activities, and expressing faith in a God who cares for people as a key factor in understanding how older adults cope |
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