Psych 250 Lecture 25

What is the term for feeling whole, complete, and satisfied with one's achievements?

What is the term for feeling many decisions were wrong, but now time is short?

What is the term that refers to a cosmic and transcendent perspective directed forward and outward beyond self?

What is the term for the ability to maximize positive emotion and minimize negative emotion, and improves in old age?

What is the term for the tendency to perceive, prefer, and remember positive images and experiences rather than negative ones?

What is the term for when a person recalls, reflects upon, and reconsiders meaning of past experiences?

What is the term that refers to a model of changes in our social networks as we move through life?

What is name of the social theory of aging that states that mutual withdrawal of elders and society in anticipation of death?

What is name of the social theory of aging that states that social barriers to engagement cause declining interaction?

What is name of the social theory of aging that states that one strives to promote life satisfaction via consistency between past and future?

What is name of the social theory of aging that states that social networks become more selective with age and is a lifelong process, and emphasizes emotion-regulating functions of social contact?