PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Disengagement Theory, Activity Theory, Legal Death
13 Dec 2017
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9. 3 social and personality development in late adulthood. Looki(cid:374)g (cid:271)a(cid:272)k at o(cid:374)e"s life, e(cid:448)aluati(cid:374)g it a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g to ter(cid:373)s (cid:449)ith it. Robert peck: redefinition of self vs. preoccupation with work role. Retirement, loosing sense of self due to not working in the job that defined them for so many years: body transcendence vs. body occupation. Do things differently because they now have physical limitations: ego transcendence vs. ego preoccupation (what else can i do) Looking back at life and see if they made any contributions. Common theme we see here is reminiscing and reviewing your life. Culture shapes the way we treat people in late adulthood. Wisdom accumulation of knowledge, experience, and contemplation. Withdrawal from world; physical, psychological, and social levels. This takes it to an extreme of not participating in anything in society anymore. Happiness and satisfaction from high level of involvement. This takes it to an extreme of being involved in everything.
