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Ryan and Deci proposed the idea that three psychological needs drive us to change and adjust throughout the stages of our lives. These needs are cross cultural and if we fufill them, there is a good chance we find our lives happy and fufilling.

Autonomy- The feeling that you are in control of self. You reflect your morals, beliefs, and self image

Competence- Ability to effectively interact within different environments.

Relatedness-  Feeling of belonging within certain social circles. Establishing a connection and receiving care and love from others

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Marriage and having a family can change the way we develop a lot. Carter and McGoldrick have developed a model to show how these things affect us:
1. Leaving Home- Leaving family of orgin and building on the more responsible self, making of independence
2. Marriage- Finding a compatible partner to commit to and share family, belongings, and intimate feelings
3. Families with young children- Adding members to new family system, finding roles for self within parenting and new family
4. Families with adolescents- Assisting children to become independent, refocusing parenting roles, more time for career/marital goals
5. Launching children- Accepting the exit of children from original family dynamic, accepting losses, changing of relationship between parent and child
6. Families in later life- Roles change, find meaning and value in passing down one's thoughts and ideas to the next generation, preparing for ends

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One overlying message that is displayed by most theorist during this stage is also present in Valliant's keeper of meaning theory.

This message being that at this stage, we look to find meaning in something bigger than ourselves. We look to pass down our legacy in a positive manner

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Erikson proposed we go through 2 different stages at this time in our life:

Generativity- building purpose and finding meaning through leaving our mark on the next generation

Ego integrity- developing a sense of a fulfilled and satisfied life

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Schaie highlights 3 stages in middle/late adulthood:

Responsibility Stage- Growth of problem solving skills- ability to get tasks done while making sure tasks outside of your own (kids, community, etc.) get accomplished

Reorganization Stage- focus shifts to self more, desire to accomplish personal goals

Reintegrative Stage- conserve energy, reflect on past experiences

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Experiences we face in adulthood affects our development. How we are affected is debated among theorists. Now, different theorist have different philosophies for how we grow in middle/late adulthood....

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Think of someone who is currently in this stage of life...Think of examples of how they have used these adaptations???

Growth- learning to use an iPhone, grasping new technology

Resilience- Continuing everyday life after the loss of a parent, sibling of close friend

Regulation of loss- talking a golf cart while playing instead of walking the course

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Although this is a time of much loss, the adaptation to those losses is what life span theorist focus on. Three types of adaptation we practice during this stage are: growth, resilience, and regulation of loss

Growth- Adding new understandings and knowledge to our repertoire

Resilience- finding ways to stay even keel while dealing with loss and adversity

Regulation of loss- Rebooting expectations to our current state, knowledge and acceptance of loss of functioning

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-Occupies ages 30-65+

-marked by the decline of sensory, cognitive, immune, biological, and physical functioning

-Life Span theorist have recently turned their attention to this stage in life, changing their focus from childhood to teenage years