30 Jul Describe two social role transitions and life events that occur in late adulthood
Describe two social role transitions and life events that occur in late adulthood.
Explain whether ego integrity is a predictor of successful adjustment in late adulthood.
Respond to two colleagues:
Describe one way in which each colleague might assist clients in later adulthood with the role transitions they described.
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Describe two social role transitions and life events that occur in late adulthood.
One social role is transitioning into grandparenthood. According to our textbook ” Today, approximately 10% of children in the United States are living with a grandparent, and a grandparent is the primary caregiver for a large minority of these children (pg. 395). I know in my own personal experience that I provide a great deal of support for some of my grandchildren.
Families in later life, it is thought that elderly or later adulthood individuals have a better quality to their lives if they have a relationship like marriage. The significant other provides social support, emotional support and care in times of being ill. Living alone can have its benefits but I think that the older I get that being alone is a lot lonelier.
Explain whether ego integrity is a predictor of successful adjustment in late adulthood.
· Ego integrity is the eighth and final stage of Erik Erikson’sLinks to an external site. stage theory of psychosocial development. When a person is able to look back upon their lives and have a sense of wellbeing. It helps the adjustment into late adulthood. Even for myself getting older and reflecting back on my life I have a lot of things that I didn’t like. I have made changes in the last few years, but I squandered a lot of my life away battling addiction and criminal lifestyle. I know that now that I am living a life that I like and being a person, I respect I want to stay around for a lot longer. I can’t get back the years that are gone I can only make the best of the day I have.
Hutchison, E. D. (2019). Dimensions of human behavior: The changing life course (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
