GERO 200 Lecture 6: GERO 200 Lecture 6 (1/25/17)
Document Summary
Behavioral patterns are sometimes tied to stages of adulthood. Stressors and coping mechanisms change throughout the life course. Transitions: points at which the person"s development moves between one phase and the next. The developmental perspective focuses on the unfolding process of the individual. There are many different paths that adult development can take. The distinctions between life period are blurring, with more flexibility now than in the past. Our social identities might change over our life course. Midlife crisis has been a popular concept created by the media, but has little empirical support or data as a universal stage. Increasingly seen as a midlife transition or turning point. Ego-resiliency is the general capacity for flexible and resourceful adaptation to external and internal stressors in our lives. Letting go of roles and activities that are no longer possible. Experiencing peak work competence, professional respect, and earnings. Today people spend about of life in old age.
