Psychological Theories of Aging HSCI 637

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Psychological Theories of Aging
HSCI 637
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Jungs Theory of Individualism

• Lifelong personality development
• Personality
• Ego. Personal consciousness, Collective
  unconsciousness
• Extroverted or Introverted

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Course of Human Development Theory -Buhler,
1968

• Personal Goals
• Self Fulfillment
• Five phases of development
• Childhood
• Adolescence
• Young adulthood
• Middle or mature adulthood
• Late life

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Eight Stages of Life Theory Erickson, 1960

• Cultural/societal influences
• Crisis in each stage
• Developmental tasks
• Middle adulthood
• Older adulthood
• Peck 1968
• Ego differentiation vs. work role
  preoccupation
• Body transcendence vs. body preoccupation
• Ego transcendence vs. ego preoccupation

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Developmental Task Theory Havighurst, 1972

• Decreasing physical strength and health
• Retirement and reduced income
• Death of a spouse or significant other
• Association with ones own age group
• Adapting social roles in a flexible way
• Satisfactory physical living arrangements