Erikson: Generativity vs Stagnation

generativity

encompasses procreativity, productivity, and creativity

generativity

self-generation concerned with further identity development

generativity

generation of new beings, new products, and new ideas

generativity

longest of all the stages

positive legacy

midlife are primarily concerned with leaving _____________ of themselves

stagnation

occurs when one is not active in generative matters

stagnation

can motivate a person to redirect energies into more meaningful activities

care

virtue for generativity vs stagnation stage

care

virtue that emerges when one achieves generativity

age 52

women score high in generativity at age ???

age 62

women = high in positive personality characteristics, satisfaction with marriage and motherhood, and successful aging at age ???????

men

rated higher in generativity at midlife = lower levels of depression in late adulthood

global cognitive functioning

men higher in generativity:

memory, attention, calculation

executive functioning

men higher in generativity:

response inhibition, abstract thinking, cognitive flexibility

stagnation

end of stage: generativity is no longer expected in late adulthood = leads to ________

stagnation

due to -not feeling needed or challenged

not fully

one should ___________ withdraw from generative tasks as they enter Erikson's last stage in late adulthood