WAY TO MATURITY THROUGH LIFE CRISES OF ADULTHOOD

Journal Title: Наука і освіта - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 9

Abstract

The article deals with the theoretical review of personality’ age crises in adulthood, allocation of positive and neg- ative characteristics of the main adulthood crises. The following crisis types have been distinguished: crisis of becom- ing an adult (20-23 years); youth crisis (27-33); middle-age crisis (39-45); maturity crisis (55-65 years). The first type of crisis “self-realization” is the first normative crisis of a human being, which has the following positive characteris- tics: self-pride, skills of self-control, desire for independence, optimism; and the following negative symptoms: impa- tience, hypocrisy, envy, greed, etc. It is possible to overcome this crisis by personally-centered approach to an individu- al, by receiving another degree at the background of professional crisis, by search for good friends and life partner. The youth crisis is considered as reassessment of life attitudes, values, self-search. Positive symptoms: the necessity of achieving new goals, striving for stability, political activity, etc. Negative characteristics: social isolation, desire for loneliness, depression, selfishness. One can overcome this crisis by means of searching for new opportunities to reach the potential. Adulthood is characterized by the middle-age crisis – recognition. Positive features: critical reassessment of one’s life and its sense, satisfaction with life. Negative features: the absence of project of life, worsening of health, realization of ageing. The development of creative abilities, reconsideration of life values and goals can help to over- come this crisis. The last crisis (maturity crisis) is associated with the retirement, the assessment of “vita peracta”. Posi- tive symptoms: high social achievements, sharing the experience with youth. Negative characteristics: change of a social status, death of close friends and relatives. One should accept his/her life journey as it is, taking part in social activities, etc. to overcome it. Thus, the reconsidering of life goals and life orientations occupies the central position in the description of the adulthood period crises, which is regarded as the common characteristics for all types of crises.

Authors and Affiliations

Vira Pomyluiko

Keywords

Related Articles

INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL GENOMIC IMPRINTING ON CHILD ONTOGENESIS

The article presents the adapted form of the conceptual issues of the sexual imprinting phenomenology for students and pedagogues of psycho-pedagogical field. In the critical ontogeny periods individual’s emotional react...

DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL EDUCATION: THEORETICAL REVIEW

The article deals with leading foreign and domestic concepts of personal education. The conceptual base of the modern foreign pedagogy is represented by the following concepts: dialectical materialist (Marxist), technocr...

FUTURE TEACHERS TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF INSTRUCTIONAL DIALOGUE ORGANIZATION

The paper deals with an urgent theoretical and methodological issue of future teachers training in the field of in- structional dialogue organization. At the present stage of the development of education as a science, sp...

IMPACT OF INFORMAL ACTIVITIES ON SOCIALIZATION OF ADOLESCENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

The article is aimed at revealing the difference of socialization of children with visual impairment and the level of the influence of club activities on the success of their social adaptation. The research method comple...

GENDER ASPECT OF STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF LECTURERS’ WORK

Reformation of the domestic higher educational system requires the compliance with international educational standards, and the formation of high educational culture with a gender orientation. However, the implementation...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP577021
  • DOI 10.24195/2414-4665-2016-9-21
  • Views 133
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Vira Pomyluiko (2016). WAY TO MATURITY THROUGH LIFE CRISES OF ADULTHOOD. Наука і освіта, 0(9), 117-133. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-577021