Adult Development & Life Stages Flashcards
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According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, which conflict is central to middle adulthood (ages 40–65)?
Answer: Generativity vs. Stagnation
Middle adulthood centers on Generativity vs. Stagnation, where adults focus on contributing to society and guiding the next generation.
In the ANSA framework, when assessing an adult in late adulthood, which life stage consideration is MOST relevant to care planning?
Answer: Adjustment to retirement and physical changes
Late adulthood typically involves transitions such as retirement and adaptation to physical and cognitive changes that directly inform care planning.
A 28-year-old client is struggling to maintain close relationships. According to Erikson, which psychosocial task is this person most likely navigating?
Answer: Intimacy vs. Isolation
Young adulthood (approximately ages 20–40) centers on the Intimacy vs. Isolation conflict, focused on forming close, committed relationships.
Which theorist described adult development through three phases: provisional adulthood, age-30 transition, and settling down?
Answer: Daniel Levinson
Daniel Levinson proposed the 'Seasons of a Man's Life' model, outlining distinct periods including provisional adulthood and the age-30 transition.
When conducting an ANSA, a clinician notes a 45-year-old client reports feelings of purposelessness and regret about life choices. This is MOST consistent with which developmental experience?
Answer: Midlife crisis or transition
Feelings of purposelessness and regret at midlife are hallmarks of a midlife transition or crisis, a well-documented developmental phenomenon in middle adulthood.
Which concept describes the period from approximately ages 18–25 when individuals explore identity and are neither fully adolescent nor fully adult?
Answer: Emerging adulthood
Jeffrey Arnett coined the term 'emerging adulthood' to describe this distinct developmental period characterized by identity exploration and instability.
In late adulthood, Erikson's final stage of Integrity vs. Despair involves which core process?
Answer: Reviewing life with acceptance or regret
In Integrity vs. Despair, older adults reflect on their lives, achieving a sense of fulfillment (integrity) or experiencing regret (despair).