PSY BEH 113D Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Ego Psychology, Identity Formation, Defence Mechanisms
13 Jan 2020
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When people develop sense of time running out, they"re more likely to focus on the emotional rewards of relationships than the informational ones. Therefore they prefer to spend time with the people they are closest to in their lives (true for younger and older adults). Older adults more likely to avoid negative stimuli and react more slowly in emotionally provoking situation. Some studies show a positivity bias in older vs younger adults, some studies show both groups similar. When encountered with emotionally provoking situations older adults think twice, maintain emotional control better able to regulate negative emotions and do so more quickly. Emphasizes the role of the ego, the structure in personality that is theorized to perform the executive functions of personality. Erikson"s stages (generativity and identity), identity statuses (identity achievement, foreclosed, moratorium, identity diffuse) Measuring stages independently vs together at one point in the life- span. Become more adaptive and mature with age to help cope with life"s challenges.
