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The developing and aging personality reading : personality (personal priorities) and well being sections- 12 and 13 ;also selective optimization with compensation 378-9) . A note on the inner meaning of middle age A note on the difficulty of defining And measuring personality.
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The developing and aging personality reading: personality (personal priorities) and well being sections- 12 and 13 ;also selective optimization with compensation 378-9) A note on the inner meaning of middle age A note on the difficulty of defining And measuring personality
THE WAYS WE DON’T CHANGE (much): EXPLORING THE BIG FIVEextraversonopennessconscientiousnessagreeablenessNeuroticismopenness as the key to a good lifea nature-evokes-nurture explanation of personality stability
The ways we do change: In our priorities and life goals #1McAdams Explores generativitywhen does generativity flower?who are the generative adults?(commitment script/generative strivings/redemption sequence)
Priorities and Goals #2: Focusing on life’s finitude Carstensen’sSocioemotional Selectivity theory Emphasizing enjoying the present Prioritizing close attachments
Exploring happiness # 1: What does it mean to be happy?HedonicEudaimonic
Exploring happiness #2: Happiness perceptions and research facts
Exploring happiness #3:Do we get more mature and happy with age?
A better question: WHO gets happier and more mature?Impact of life stress in promoting maturity Impact of basic values in promoting maturity
Why old age (can be) very happy and very sadMaking the happiness case:Less life stress The late life positivity effectMaking the sadness case: being poor and alone
Keys to happiness at ANY ageFeel efficaciousBe generativeuse selective optimizationwith compensation to engineer your life
The developing and aging mindread: intelligence section ch 12; memory section ch 13Exploring the WAISExploring the age decline in verbal and performance tests
How this works in terms of creativity and careersExploring age friendly and unfriendly careersExploring the role of enduring abilities
Keeping intelligent with ageImpact of not getting ill (terminal drop)Impact of stimulating jobs with people
Alternate ideas about intelligenceWhat does it mean to be intelligent in life?Exploring the features of post formal thought
Exploring wisdom YEA!! We are apt to GET WISE AFTER AGE 60—(depending on how we measure wisdom-of course!)
Memorythe dismal findings What makes things worse (divided attention)
memory systems theoryEpisodicSemanticProcedural(and explaining Alz. Disease)
Making Your Memory GoodUse selective optimization with compensationUse mnemonic techniquesUse external aids (when you can!)Use external aids
Life roles (and sex!) Read: Roles and issues section ch 12—382-388; transitions section ch 13 (409- end of chapter)SEXMales: Its mainly physicalRefractory period/erection and ejaculation changesFemales: Its mainly socialWhen women are sexiestExploring the cougar effect
Older families: Myths and realitiesQuiz • Midlife adults are stressed between caring for their children and their elderly parents (T/ F) • Being close to your parents/grandparents means sharing your basic feelings and concerns (T/F) • Your parents love you more than you love them (T/F). • In collectivist nations people are happy to care for their elderly (vs in the U.S.) (T/F)
Grandparenthood: That wonderful and difficult life roleWhy do we need them? (Family watchdogs)What hurdles do they face?(maternal vs paternal grandparents; custodial grandparents)
Parent care: That difficult life jobWhat’s the basic issue here?Who the caregivers really are? What makes things better or worse?
Life transitions quiz (T/F) • The age for getting your full social security is 65 • Most baby boomers expect to retire at 65 • Widowhood hits men hardest—in that they die sooner • People who have the happiest marriages have the most trouble recovering after they lose a spouse. • People can almost always benefit from attending a widowhood group
Life transitions 1: retirementExploring the upwardly shifting retirement ageExploring the truth about social security (and pensions)Exploring issues of intergenerational equity
Life Transitions #2:WidowhoodExploring bereavementWhen should mourning “end”?Continuing bondsWhat makes things better (or worse)?What should you do to help (or not help!)?
Surviving widowhood( And Exploring Our Societal Mourning Myths)