Ch 4: Coping and Adaptation

Human Development 2180 with Loeckenhoff at Cornell University

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adaptation

the developmental changes that are the result of experiencing and eventually managing stressful or challenging situations

coping

processes involved in managing the demands of life events and situations that are self-appraised to be taxing or exceedingly difficult

defense mechanisms

conscious or unconscious strategies for responding to situations that are personally threatening as ways of coping

stress

the responses of various biological and psychological systems to threatening or potentially threatening events and situations

general adaptation syndrome

individuals mobilize themselves for action when confronted with a stressful event

primary appraisal

a process individuals use to assess the meaning and stressfulness of a life event

secondary appraisal

a self-assessment of coping strategies and a judgment as to whether the strategies will be sufficient to meet the harm or threat in question

emotion-focused coping

making a secondary appraisal that has to do with how to cope by assessing and selecting internal resources

problem-focused coping

making a secondary appraisal that has to do with how to cope by assessing and selecting external resources

hassles

little irritations and annoyances of daily life

uplifts

positive daily experiences that counterbalance hassles

allostasis

maintaining stability through change

allostatic load

the cumulative burden on biological systems caused by prolonged effort to adapt to stressful life events

meaning-making

an attempt to understand or explain a stressful event in one's life (breast cancer example)

mastery

attempt to gain control or to perceive control over at least some aspects of the situation

self-enhancement

attempt to regain or rebuild lost feelings of self-esteem

life management

processes by which individuals protect their views of the aging self

selective optimization with compensation

SOC, Baltes strategy for adaptive development and life management

social clock

events that occur at a socially regular time tend to be less stressful

activities of daily living (ADL)

preparing meals, assisting with housekeeping, bathing, dressing

caregiver burden

the overall negative impact of providing care

objective caregiver burden

disruption in expected routine or lifestyle - changes in finance, family, activities, friendship, marital relationship, entertainment, vacations, travel

subjective caregiver burden

emotional reactions to caregiving - guilt, embarrassment, resentment and anger

socioemotional selective theory

(Christensen) reflects elderly adults' choices to engage in fewer social exchanges, selecting people whose companionships they enjoy and who contribute positively to their emotional lives. Older adults do not bother with superficial social exchanges

spirituality

motivational cause for human's search for meaning

alternative resource

turning to family or church to solve problems rather than other secondary resources

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