Daniel Levinson identified three significant transitions between four primary
phases of life. - ANSWER a. early adult transition (17-22)
c. midlife transition (40-45)
c. The late adult transition (ages 60 to 65).
According to Daniel Levinson, adults cope with three developmental tasks: -
ANSWER a. Create, adapt, and improve life structure.
b. create and modify individual components of the living structure, such
as: life dream, occupation, love-marriage, family connections,
mentor, and develop mutual bonds.
c. Tasks will become more individualized.
Levinson felt that most men have a midlife crisis at age 40-45.
William Perry devised a method for intellectual and ethical development.
There are three general categories and nine positions. The answer is A. Dualism.
B. Relativism is discovered.
C. Dedication to Relativism
,Nancy Chodorow was one of the first to speak out against the male bias—an
answer found in psychoanalysis
In Toward a New Psychology of Women, Jean Baker Miller stated that a
substantial part of women's lives has been devoted helping others develop
emotionally.
Intellectually and socially. - ANSWER "Caretaking" idea.
Judith Jordan established the Self-in-Relation Theory.
Now referred to as relational-cultural theory. - ANSWER a. People develop
relationships.
b. mature functioning is defined by mutuality.
c. psychological progress is characterized by participation in complex
Diverse relational networks
d. mutual empathy and empowerment are at the center
d. genuine engagements are necessary for growth-promoting connections.
f. Growth-promoting partnerships generate change.
g. developmental goals are characterized by an increasing ability to name.
and fight disconnectedness, sources of oppression, and barriers to mutual
,relationships
Harriet Lerner wrote The Dance of Intimacy—ANSWER Women needed to
Re-evaluate their intimate connections and choose a healthier mix of other-oriented
and self-absorption.
Carol Tavris: ANSWER Society pathologizes women.
Gender perceptions vary depending on roles.
Gail Sheehy - ANSWER Passages: Predictable Crises of Adulthood
Transition times between life stages
Adaptive Thinking or Action: ANSWER Piaget developed the notion of
intelligence.
General intelligence (g factor) and specialized intelligence (s factor) - ANSWER
Charles Spearman
Primary Mental Abilities - Answer: Louis Thurstone.
Individuals have seven key mental abilities that constitute intelligence,
Daniel Goleman - Answer: Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
Propinquity means proximity or nearness.
, Select associations based on proximate distance.
One-dimensional Causal Models - Answer: This approach implies that a disorder is
caused by a single component.
Such as a chemical imbalance.
Not backed by research.
Multidimensional Causal Model - A disorder is caused by the
Interaction of multiple elements and dimensions.
Symptoms or traits may be ego-dystonic or ego-syntonic. Ego-dystonic: Symptoms
are disagreeable or unwanted.
Ego-Syntonic: Symptoms and Traits are viewed as acceptable.
A formal mental state examination.
includes the following five areas: - ANSWER: look and behavior.
b. Thought processes
c. mood, affect
d. Intellectual functioning
e. Sensorium.
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