test #4 DEP 2004
the combination of both male typed and female typed characteristics in a single person
androgyny
hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis
changes in the functioning of organism through the course of time
biological aging
causes cancer, examples are asbestos, coal, tar, smoking
carcinogens
referred to the divorced women in mid life or late life cycle who is often devastated by the divorce
displaced homemaker
settling down
early 30s
applied to that period of life when children have grown up and left
empty nest
the only psychologist who feels personality development continues for the rest of ones life
Erickson
the period when a couple has just married and have no children
establishment
refers to a person, his or her parents, and siblings
family of orientation
refers to a person, his wife or husband, children
family of procreation
feels when a person reaches young adulthood their personality structure has been complete
freud
the end of menstrual activity
menopause
generativity versus stagnation
middle adulthood (35-65)
type of divorce based on mutual consent
no-fault
feels no additional cognitive changes occur after a person reaches young adulthood
piaget
having 2 or more husbands
polyandry
the period between termination of the adolescent stage and the beginning of young adulthood
post-adolescent period
views information processing as the step by step mental operations that we use in intellectual tasks
robert sternberg
proposes nine stage cycles. Family begins with simple husband and becomes increasingly more complex
ruben hill
refers to middle aged adults who are responsible for their own parents and children
sandwich generation
the view we have of ourselves as the real me. it is more stable
self-concept
re-stabiliztion
about 45
everything that Happens to a person after they grow up and reach age 21
adulthood
what is appropriate at various age intervals
age norms
a sense of powerless, meaningless, and isolation
alienation
the changes in ovaries, resulting in a drop of estrogen
climacteric
some psychologists claim that behavior is a joint product of the person and the situation
interactional model of personality
feels moral development is complete for the rest of ones life when one reaches young adulthood
kohlberg
turning points at which people change directions of their lives
life events
the overall pattern of living whereby we attempt to meet our biological, social, and emotional needs
life style
the capacity to undergo change in order to adapt with the demands of life
maturity
this view states that a persons behavior is the outcome of the characteristics of the situation in which the person is momentarily located
situational models of personality
relates to age appropriate expectations, the right time to demonstrate certain behaviors
social clock
are related to the dos and donts of certain roles
social norms
a sequence of stages that begins with birth into a family with a special social status and continues through developmental years
socioeconomic life cycle
this view indicates that personality patterns are established during childhood and remain the stable throughout one's life. we see ourselves as stable. by Freud
trait models of personality
