PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Midlife Crisis, Normative Social Influence

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Authoritarian: stress obedience to authority, parent-centered; more controlling and punitive, 2. Authoritative: have high standards for children, but more flexible in their authority, more child-centered; use reasoning, 3. Indulgent: parents exercise little control; not as demanding more permissive, let children learn through their own experience, 4. Neglectful: relationship is uninvolved, outcome on child behaviour. Identity formation: erikso(cid:374)"s stage theory, 2) adulthood, what makes marriages last, midlife: the best years, 3) old age, alzhei(cid:373)er"s disease, predictors of longevity. Identity crisis: who am i: what needs to be resolved, acquire self-certainty, self-esteem, develop comfortable sexual identity, make plans for future career: where am i going in life, differentiate between legitimate and arbitrary authority. Identity achievement: sense of self and direction, after having considered alternatives. Identity foreclosure: premature adoption of values and roles based on parents or society"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s. Identity moratorium: active struggle for a sense of identity, experiment with different ideologies and careers.