Staying Active: Many older adults want to remain active and work toward replacing opportunities lost with new ones. Those who prefer to keep themselves busy demonstrate
the Activity Theory
, which states that greater satisfaction with one’s life occurs with those who remain active (Lemon, Bengston, & Peterson, 1972).
Which theory suggests that continuing roles into late adulthood will lead to greater life satisfaction?
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suggests that many individuals will achieve greater life satisfaction if they continue their middle-adulthood roles into late adulthood. If these roles are stripped from them (as in early retirement), it is important for them to find substitute roles that keep them active and involved.
Which theory states that more active adults will be more satisfied with their lives?
What does
the activity theory state
? The less active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives. The more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives.
The activity theory of aging
proposes that older adults are happiest when they stay active and maintain social interactions. These activities, especially when meaningful, help the elderly to replace lost life roles after retirement and, therefore, resist the social pressures that limit an older person’s world.
What do Erikson and Maslow say about cognitive development in late adulthood?
Erikson found
elders to be “social witnesses” that are aware of the interdependence of generations as well as all of the human experience
. … Maslow believed that life experience helps people move forward, so more of the old reach the final stage. All of this seems characteristic of the elderly.
What sort of relationships are important in late adulthood?
Single, Cohabiting, and Remarried Older Adults
Friendships
tend to be an important influence in life satisfaction during late adulthood. Friends may be more influential than family members for many older adults.
What is a developmental task of late adulthood?
They associate the stage of later adulthood (60 to 75) with such tasks as
accepting one’s life, redirecting energy toward new roles, promoting intellectual vigor and developing a point of view about death
.
Why is disengagement theory inaccurate?
Why is disengagement theory considered to be inaccurate?
It wrongly predicts the way in which relationships between children and parents change as parents travel the years of late adulthood
. Which of the following is a leisure activity that is cultural, artistic, and self-expressive?
Why is the disengagement theory important?
Disengagement theory outlines a
process of disengagement from social life that people experience as they age and become elderly
. … As a functionalist theory, this framework casts the process of disengagement as necessary and beneficial to society, as it allows the social system to remain stable and ordered.
Which theory explains why older adults?
Socioemotional selectivity theory
(Carstensen, Isaacowitz, & Charles, 1999) suggests that, as a person ages, she/he invests more time in relationships (and activities/goals) that are rewarding and maximize their positive social relationships through this process.
What is the positivity effect in older adults?
The “positivity effect” refers to an age-related trend that
favors positive over negative stimuli in cognitive processing
. Relative to their younger counterparts, older people attend to and remember more positive than negative information.
What is the functionalist perspective on aging?
Functionalists believe that
elderly people in a given society are treated according to the role they play in that society
. Many societies treat elderly people with great respect and honor. Attitudes about the contributions of the aged changed greatly as society changed from agricultural to industrial.
What are the basic principles of Laura Carstensen’s socioemotional selectivity theory?
According to socioemotional selectivity theory, people in later life – who typically view time as more limited than endless –
are oriented to goals, activities, and relationships that are most emotionally meaningful and relevant to their own identity
(Carstensen, Isaacowitz, & Charles, 1999).
What cognitive changes occur in late adulthood?
As an individual ages into late adulthood, psychological and cognitive changes can sometimes occur. A general
decline in memory
is very common, due to the decrease in speed of encoding, storage, and retrieval of information.
What is Erikson’s theory of late adulthood?
From the mid-60s to the end of life, we are in the period of development known as late adulthood. Erikson’s task at this stage is called
integrity vs. despair
. He said that people in late adulthood reflect on their lives and feel either a sense of satisfaction or a sense of failure.
What is Erikson’s last stage?
Ego integrity versus despair
is the eighth and final stage of Erik Erikson’s stage theory of psychosocial development. This stage begins at approximately age 65 and ends at death. It is during this time that we contemplate our accomplishments and can develop integrity if we see ourselves as leading a successful life.
