PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Premarital Sex, Identity Formation, Peer Pressure

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

Parents at midlife: longest stage of life (equal to child-rearing stage, bimodal and diverse, some in group are first time-parents, some are grandparents, some begin at peak of career, some are nearing retirements, transitional years. Midlife changes: stressors, a life event that can produce change in the family system, most common stressors, kids moving out, death of a parent, financial or economic struggles, success of your children (finishing school, having a career) Illness: evaluating life, consider whether their lives (especially work and family lives) have been fulfilling. Midlife and leaving a legacy: generativity, a focus on one"s legacy, having children and passing on something of value to younger generations, split into 4 areas, assessing yourself, assessing your career, analyzing close relationships, marriage and sexuality. Assessing career paths: midlife, men tend to re-evaluate their career, women tend to have trouble finding work again.