©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Psychology in Action (8e) by Karen Huffman PowerPoint  Lecture Notes Presentation Chapter 10: Life Span Development II Karen Huffman, Palomar College

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Lecture Overview Moral Development Personality Development Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood Grief and Death

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Moral Development Kohlberg developed a model of moral development based on responses to moral dilemmas.

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Moral Development— Kohlberg’s Levels and Stages PRECONVENTIONAL LEVEL Stage 1: punishment-obedience orientation Stage 2: instrumental-exchange orientation CONVENTIONAL LEVEL Stage 3: good child orientation Stage 4: law-and-order orientation POSTCONVENTIONAL LEVEL Stage 5: social-contract orientation Stage 6: universal ethics orientation

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Personality Development  Thomas & Chess’s Temperament Theory Temperament: Basic, inborn disposition. Three temperament styles: easy, difficult and slow-to-warm-up. Styles seem consistent and enduring.

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Personality Development: Erikson’s Eight Psychosocial Stages Trust vs. mistrust (0-1 year) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt (1-3 years) Initiative vs. guilt (3-6 years) Industry vs. inferiority (6-12 years) Identity vs. role confusion (adolescence) Intimacy vs. isolation (young adulthood) Generativity vs. stagnation (middle adulthood) Ego integrity vs. despair (late adulthood)

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Personality Development— Myths of Development Myth #1- Adolescence is a time of great storm and stress. Myth #2- Most people experience a midlife crisis in their middle years. Myth #3- Most parents experience a painful empty-nest syndrome when children leave home.

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©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood: Marriage Research shows good marriages: Establish “love maps.” Share power and provide mutual support. Practice conflict management. Share similar values, beliefs, interests, etc. Create a supportive social environment. Maintain a positive emphasis.

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood: Families Important family factors in development: Violence Teen pregnancy Divorce

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood- Work and Retirement Work: How can we find a career that best matches our personality and interests?

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood— Are You in the Right Job?

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood- Work and Retirement Retirement: Should we follow the activity, disengagement, or socio-emotional selectivity theory?

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood—The Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Grief and Death Grief is a natural reaction to loss. Four Major Stages of Grief: 1. Numbness 2. Yearning 3. Disorganization/Despair 4. Resolution

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Grief and Death Cultures interpret and respond to death differently. Different ages interpret and respond to death according to: Permanence Universality Nonfunctionality

©John Wiley & Sons, Inc Huffman: Psychology in Action (8e) Grief and Death (Continued) Kübler-Ross developed a five stage theory of the psychological processes surrounding death: Denial (“It can’t be true!”) Anger (“Why me? It’s not fair!”) Bargaining (“I’ll change everything!”) Depression (“I’ve lost everything.”) Acceptance (“I know my time is near.”)

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