¡Descarga Psychosocial and Personality Development in Young Adulthood - Prof. Abengózar y más Diapositivas en PDF de Psicología del Desarrollo solo en Docsity! Young Adulthood: Psychosocial Development 1. Identity development Re-centering = Underlying process of change towards adult identity From being in the family towards becoming an independent adult Re-centering Process DBM® Model Stage 1. Individual embedded in the family Expectations for self-reliance and self- directedness begin to increase Transit Stage 2. Connected to the family Temporary, exploratory separations Transfer Fase 3. Independence from the family of origin Transformation Moratorium Status = Self-conscious status that leads to a resolution F0E0 Marcia Developing Adult Relationships with Parents Developmental task: Leaving the childhood task Successful transition: • AUTONOMOUS relationships with parents • And BEING CONNECTED with their parents Influences on Relationships with Parents (Study in New Zealand) Relationships were warm and less conflictive when 3. Personality Development • • • • Married • Had children • Deepened friendships • Work hard in their career • Rarely questioning whether they had chosen the right woman or the right career Levinson: In-depth interviews and personality tests of 40 men ages 35-45 (Yale University) • 1st Life Structure: Between about ages17 and 33 Leaving their parents’ home Achieve financially and emotionally independent Chose a career and a wife Dreams about the future • 2nd Life Structure: Around their 30s F0E0 Review their 1st life structure Evaluating Normative-Stage Models • Small groups of Men • Levinson’s sample of women were not representative • Historical influences • Cohort influences • Socioeconomic status • Nowadays, young adults follow a more diverse developmental paths • The stages may not apply to all cultures Timing-of-Events Model “The course of development depends on when a certain events occur in people’s lives” Normative life events = Normative age-graded events “Those events that happen at certain times in life.” Social clock: “Society’s norms or expectations for the appropriate timing of life events.” Stress may come from: • An unexpected event • An event that happens off time • The failure of an expected event to happen at all Critique: Nowadays, events do not occur at specific times F0 E0 There are time variations Trait Models: Costa and McCrae’s Five Factors “Theoretical models that focus on mental, emotional, temperamental, and behavioural traits, or attributes.” Neuroticism: Cluster of 6 traits, indicating emotional instability: Anxiety Hostility Depression Self-consciousness Impulsiveness Vulnerability Extraversion: Cluster of 6 traits Warmth Gregariousness Assertiveness Activity Excitement-seeking Positive emotions Openness to experience: Willing to try new things and embrace new ideas Conscientiousness: Cluster of 5 traits. These people look for achievement: Competent Orderly Dutiful Deliberate Disciplined • There is not a theoretical framework for understanding how personality works within a person Typological Models (Block) “Theoretical approach that identifies broad personality types, or styles.” Looking at personality as a functional whole Types of personality: 1. Ego-resilient Well adjusted people: Self-confident Independent Articulate Attentive Helpful Cooperative Task-focused 2. Overcontrolled Shy Quite Anxious Dependable They keep their thoughts to themselves Withdraw from conflict The most prone to depression 3. Undercontrolled Active Energetic Impulsive Stubborn Easily distracted Changes in these types of personality • These types of personality are stablished in childhood F 0 E 0 they can predict long-term behavioural patterns • Certain events F 0E 0 may change our life course 4. Intimate relationships: Friendship and Love Sternberg: Triangular theory of love Intimacy Passion Commitment Nonlove Non (Casual interactions) Liking Intimacy Infatuation Passion Empty love Commitment Romantic love Passion / Intimacy Companionate love Intimacy / Commitment Fatuous love Passion / Commitment Consummate love Passion, Intimacy and Commitment
