PSYC 304 1st Edition Lecture 14Outline of Last Lecture I. PersonalityII. Approaches to Studying PersonalityIII. The “Big Five” personality traitsIV. Adult PersonalityOutline of Current LectureI. LoevingerII. Midlife CrisisIII. NeugartenIV. What about today?V. Approaches to Studying Adult PersonalityCurrent LectureI. Loevingera. Ego: Chief organizer of how we view selfb. Goals:i. Achieve true self (ego)ii. Move towards closing gap between how one acts and how one really isII. Midlife Crisisa. Themes of Midlife Crisisi. Overcoming disillusionmentThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.ii. Making life structure decisionsiii. Resolving polarities of personalityb. Predictors of Midlife Crisis?i. Personality Trait - (Neuroticism?)ii. Menopauseiii. Kids Leaving Home?III. Neugartena. Does not see stages as “usual”b. Crisis not typical pattern of adult developmentc. Recognition of social clocksd. Chronological Age Irrelevant IndexIV. What about today?a. 26% stated they had a midlife crisisb. Awareness of timec. No peak in 40’sd. For some, peaked in 60’se. Critique of Stage Theoriesi. Not always based on empirical studyii. Not enough focus on (See below)f. Life Events Frameworki. Individual Timeii. Historical Timeiii. Critique of Life Events Framework – Too much emphasis on change? Are major life events the only source of a personality change?V. Approaches to Studying Adult Personalitya. Five Factor Modelb. Psychodynamic Theories (Erikson, Loevinger)c. Stage Theories (Levinger)i. Midlife Crisis?d. Life Events Frameworke. Cognitive Perspectives on the selfi. Identity Process Theoryf. Social Cognitive Theoryi. Socioemotional Selectivity
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