Autonomy: A Continuing Developmental Task

Dresen, Sheila E.

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“…For example, developmental recapitulation has been noted as important in resolving family problems (Chu, 1992;Marcow-Speiser, 1993;Sharpe & Rosenbatt, 1994) and other mental health pathologies (Bergmann, 1980;Calogeras, 1987). Clinicians also view such recapitulation as occurring in concert with adjustment to both normative and non-normative life events (Danieli, 1997;Daum & Collins, 1992;Dresen, 1978;Sharrott & Cooper-Fraps, 1986;Zimberoff & Hartman, 2000). Accordingly, individuals are likely to have successive "personal formulations" over the course of adulthood resulting from adjustments to both normative and nonnormative life events (Helson & Stewart, 1994).…”

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Developmental Recapitulation in Adaptation to Vision Loss Among Middle-Age and Older Adults

Brennan

Msw

2006

Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation

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Previous research has suggested that a recapitulation of developmental stages occurs during periods of readjustment in situations involving significant contextual or environmental change. The purpose of this paper is to examine if evidence exists for developmental recapitulation among middle-age and older adults adapting to recent vision impairment. Psychosocial development was operationalized in accordance with Erikson's stage theory (Erikson, 1963(Erikson, , 1980 and measured using the Inventory of Psychosocial Balance (Domino & Affonso, 1990). Data were obtained from 99 middle-age and 96 older adult vision rehabilitation service applicants and compared with normative scale data for these age groups.

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