Psych - Development module - Day 5

Socioemotional aging

We see differences in the type of information people seek depending on their age (young seek out info related to the future and older seek out information that’s emotionally satisfying)

Activity theory of aging

People tend to be the most satisfies when they are in their elder years when they maintain an activity level that is similar to what they experienced previously

Absent grief/resilient

Low levels of depression both before and after the death

Chronic grief

Low pre death depression but after the death we see a prolonged experience of depression

Common grief

Spike in depression following a death but the depression gets better

Depressed-improved

Prior to the death there is a high level of depression following the death the depression improves

Chronic depression

High levels of depression prior to the death and those high levels maintain after the death