What is Pecks Theory of Psychological Development Middle Ad

What is Peck\'s Theory of Psychological Development & Middle Adulthood

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This theory focuses on main four points of human Psychology especially for middle age person in order to adjust themselves in better way in the society:

1. Socializing vs. sexualizing in human relationships : It states that, whether a man or woman they should see the other person as an individual or as friends or as companion rather than just thinking them as sex object. Treat them as a person i.e. one should socialize for solely interaction reason, to have some meaningful relationship not only focusing on sex.

2. Valuing wisdom vs. valuing physical powers : Wisdom helps people to make correct choices in a given dilemma. Physical power is important but in reality it decreases as the age increases.But as the age increases, the wisdom which has been gained during the entire growing up process is equally or more important in one\'s life (if compare it with physical power) to sustain in this society. And those adults who are well adjusted in the society always value wisdom and believe that it is a kind of compensation in exchange of lossing their beauty, strength, physical attractivenes or strength

3. Emotional flexibility vs. emotional impoverishment : Emotional flexiblity means that having the capacity to shift from one emotional activity to another in changing circumstances and situation. Adults of middle age experience it and are apt to experience all kind of emotional changes like demise of any relative, friends or maybe parents or even when children leave the home etc

4. Mental flexibility vs. mental rigidity : Mental rigidity means that they have heir own set of thinking, views on political or religious or social and may become rigid but mental flexiblity means to be flexible and open for new experienes, and to keep on learning new things or ready for the change in life.