PSYC 3490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Baby Talk, Michigan Educational Assessment Program, Potluck
6 Jan 2014
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Chapter five: person environment interactions and optimal aging: competence involves five distinct domains, biological, sensory-perceptual functioning, motor skills, cognitive skills, ego-strength, not just these but also how you deal with these. i. e. losing sight, environments: can be physical demands, interpersonal. Lawton and nahemov: competence depends on environmental press (chart in lecture notes & text: if you have skill set and competence to deal with pressure, you rise to the occasion and do better. Behaviour can either be observable or affect. The extent a person experience a decline in health or any of the above competence, the less able they are to cope with demands of the environment. There is an adaption level that acts as a balancing act. When in blue stripes we don"t feel out of place or feel like we"re struggling. When your needs are matched with environment, you feel happy, efficacy.
