Cp 5001 Psychology
Adulthood, Career and Work
CP 5001 Psychology of Adjustment
Mr. Rangsan Traibutra
17th November 2010
Chapter Outline
Adulthood
The expanse of adulthood
Aging: A gradual process
Career and Work
Choosing a career
Models of career choice and development
The changing world of work
Coping with occupational hazards
Balancing work and other spheres of life
The Expanse of Adulthood
Social Clock – a person’s notion of a developmental schedule that specifies what he or she should have accomplished by certain points in life.
The social clock differs for each culture
Important life events that occur too early or too late can produce stress
The Expanse of Adulthood (cont.)
Early Adulthood (Age 20 to 40)
Erikson's Theory - Stage 6th : Intimacy vs. Isolation. …show more content…
Stopping sexual harassment
The occurrence of sexual harassment
The person – individuals’ proclivity for sexual harassment.
The social situation – organizational norms regarding acceptability of sexual harassment.
Coping with Occupational Hazards (cont.)
Unemployment.
Causes of unemployment:
Shifts from a manufacturing, to a service, economy.
Globalization of the marketplace, through restructuring and downsizing.
Both economic conditions cause displaced workers – “individuals who are unemployed because their jobs have disappeared”.
Effect of unemployment
Not gender-related issue.
Associated with decreases in self-confidence, feelings of failure and rejection, and increases in anxiety and depression.
Increase likelihood of marital problem.
Balancing Work and Other Spheres of Life
Workaholism
– devote nearly all their time and energy to their jobs
Balancing Work and Other Spheres of Life (cont.)
Work and family roles
Dual-earner couples now juggling multiple roles: spouse or partner and
CP 5001 Psychology of Adjustment
Mr. Rangsan Traibutra
17th November 2010
Chapter Outline
Adulthood
The expanse of adulthood
Aging: A gradual process
Career and Work
Choosing a career
Models of career choice and development
The changing world of work
Coping with occupational hazards
Balancing work and other spheres of life
The Expanse of Adulthood
Social Clock – a person’s notion of a developmental schedule that specifies what he or she should have accomplished by certain points in life.
The social clock differs for each culture
Important life events that occur too early or too late can produce stress
The Expanse of Adulthood (cont.)
Early Adulthood (Age 20 to 40)
Erikson's Theory - Stage 6th : Intimacy vs. Isolation. …show more content…
Stopping sexual harassment
The occurrence of sexual harassment
The person – individuals’ proclivity for sexual harassment.
The social situation – organizational norms regarding acceptability of sexual harassment.
Coping with Occupational Hazards (cont.)
Unemployment.
Causes of unemployment:
Shifts from a manufacturing, to a service, economy.
Globalization of the marketplace, through restructuring and downsizing.
Both economic conditions cause displaced workers – “individuals who are unemployed because their jobs have disappeared”.
Effect of unemployment
Not gender-related issue.
Associated with decreases in self-confidence, feelings of failure and rejection, and increases in anxiety and depression.
Increase likelihood of marital problem.
Balancing Work and Other Spheres of Life
Workaholism
– devote nearly all their time and energy to their jobs
Balancing Work and Other Spheres of Life (cont.)
Work and family roles
Dual-earner couples now juggling multiple roles: spouse or partner and