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Cog, Personality, and Social Development

Cog, Personality, and Social Development. The middle years of adulthood 30-55. Adaptions. Growth Maintenance Regulation of loss. Big 5 traits that tend to be stable after 30. Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Agreeableness Conscientiousness Crisis. 40-50’s physical losses.

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Cog, Personality, and Social Development

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  1. Cog, Personality, and Social Development The middle years of adulthood 30-55

  2. Adaptions • Growth • Maintenance • Regulation of loss

  3. Big 5 traits that tend to be stable after 30 • Neuroticism • Extraversion • Openness • Agreeableness • Conscientiousness • Crisis

  4. 40-50’s physical losses • Visual acuity • Menstrual changes • Sperm count • Sagging • Processing speed, inhibitory mechanisms, working memory • Own ideas vs societies

  5. Gottman- Think about attachment and parenting • Good relationships • +/- emotions and behaviors 5:1 • Anger not met with anger • Humor, interest, affection, validation • Good self soothing • Poor relationships • View others as bad and needing to be changed • Defensiveness, criticism, stonewalling, contempt • Difficulty repairing relationship after conflict

  6. Generativity • Children • Work

  7. Why does it matter? • Pg 479 • Problem focused vs emotion focused • Relationship skills • Adjustment of expectations/ acceptance of lower level of functioning • May focus less on personality adjustment (but don’t give up on it)

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