AHS 101 Study Guide - Proactivity, Psychological Abuse, Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Continuity theory: continuity theory proposes that people use familiar strategies to cope with daily life. Too little continuity promotes a feeling that life is too unpredictable. Optimal continuity allows for challenges and interest without overwhelming. Integrity versus despair: older people engage in the life review in which they reflect often and long on the events and experiences of their lifetime. Some individuals judge their life to have been meaningful and productive and feel good about the choices they have made, resulting in ego integrity. Others feel a sense of meaninglessness and blame others for their problems, resulting in despair. Well-being and social cognition: subjective well-being is a positive feeling about one"s life. Subjective well-being may be based on marital status, social network, chronic illness, and stress. Religiosity and spiritual support: religious faith and spirituality are important means by which older people cope with life. Spiritual support is involvement with organized and unorganized religious activities and pastoral care.
