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Adulthood: Psychosoc
PSYCH 225
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| midlife crisis | a supposed period of unusual anxiety, radical self-reexamination, and sudden transformation that was once widely associated with middle age but that actually had more to do with developmental history than with chronological age |
| Big five | the five basic clusters of personality traits that remain quite stable throughout adulthood; openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism |
| ecological niche | the particular lifestyle and social context that adults settle into because it is compatible with their individual personality needs and interests |
| intimacy versus isolation | the sixth of Erikson's eight stages of development. Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment, they risk profound aloneness and isolation |
| social convoy | collectively, the family members, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers who move through life with an individual |
| consequential strangers | people who are not in a person's closest friendship circle but nonetheless have an impact |
| fictive kin | someone who becomes accepted as a part of a family to which he or she has no blood relation |
| empty nest | the time in the lives of parents when their children have left the family home to pursue their own lives |
| generativity versus stagnation | the seventh of Erikson's eight stages of development. Adults seek to be productive in a caring way, perhaps through art, caregiving, and employment |
| kinkeeper | a caregiver who takes responsibility for maintaining communication among family members |
| sandwich generation | the generation of middle-aged people who are supposedly "squeezed" by the needs of the younger & older members of families. In reality, some adults do feel pressure by these obligations, but most are not burdened by them either out of joy or not helping |
| extrinsic rewards of work | the tangible benefits, usually in the form of compensation (i.e. salary, health insurance, pension), that one receives for doing a job |
| intrinsic rewards of work | the intangible gratification (i.e. job satisfaction, self-esteem, pride) that come from within oneself as a result of doing a job |
| flextime | an arrangement in which work schedules are flexible so that employees can balance personal and occupational responsibilities |
| telecommuting | working at home and keeping in touch with the office via computer, telephone, and scanner |
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