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A note on the inner meaning of middle age A note on the difficulty of defining

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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A note on the inner meaning of middle age A note on the difficulty of defining

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. Take this and Hand in

  5. Priorities and Goals #2: Focusing on life’s finitude Carstensen’sSocioemotional Selectivity theory Emphasizing enjoying the present Prioritizing close attachments

  6. Exploring happiness # 1: What does it mean to be happy?HedonicEudaimonic

  7. Exploring happiness #2: Happiness perceptions and research facts

  8. Exploring happiness #3:Do we get more mature and happy with age?

  9. A better question: WHO gets happier and more mature?Impact of life stress in promoting maturity Impact of basic values in promoting maturity

  10. 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

  11. Keys to happiness at ANY ageFeel efficaciousBe generativeuse selective optimizationwith compensation to engineer your life

  12. The developing and aging mindread: intelligence section ch 12; memory section ch 13Exploring the WAISExploring the age decline in verbal and performance tests

  13. Exploring fluid and Crystallizedskills

  14. How this looks depending on the test

  15. How this works in terms of creativity and careersExploring age friendly and unfriendly careersExploring the role of enduring abilities

  16. Keeping intelligent with ageImpact of not getting ill (terminal drop)Impact of stimulating jobs with people

  17. Alternate ideas about intelligenceWhat does it mean to be intelligent in life?Exploring the features of post formal thought

  18. Exploring wisdom YEA!! We are apt to GET WISE AFTER AGE 60—(depending on how we measure wisdom-of course!)

  19. Memorythe dismal findings What makes things worse (divided attention)

  20. The aging brain (why working memory doesn’t work as well)

  21. memory systems theoryEpisodicSemanticProcedural(and explaining Alz. Disease)

  22. Give another example of each memory system and hand it in

  23. Making Your Memory GoodUse selective optimization with compensationUse mnemonic techniquesUse external aids (when you can!)Use external aids

  24. 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

  25. Menopause facts and stereotypes

  26. STAYING SEXY WITH AGE

  27. 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)

  28. Grandparenthood: That wonderful and difficult life roleWhy do we need them? (Family watchdogs)What hurdles do they face?(maternal vs paternal grandparents; custodial grandparents)

  29. Parent care: That difficult life jobWhat’s the basic issue here?Who the caregivers really are? What makes things better or worse?

  30. 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

  31. Life transitions 1: retirementExploring the upwardly shifting retirement ageExploring the truth about social security (and pensions)Exploring issues of intergenerational equity

  32. Predicting Who Will be Happy as a Retiree

  33. Life Transitions #2:WidowhoodExploring bereavementWhen should mourning “end”?Continuing bondsWhat makes things better (or worse)?What should you do to help (or not help!)?

  34. Surviving widowhood( And Exploring Our Societal Mourning Myths)

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