32 relations: Analytical psychology, Baby boomers, Boredom, Career, Carl Jung, Crisis, Culture of India, Culture of Japan, Depression (mood), Divorce, Elliott Jaques, Empty nest syndrome, Erik Erikson, Existential crisis, Gene, Generativity, Human sexuality, Individuation, Intimate relationship, Major depressive disorder, Meaning of life, Middle age, Motivation, Neuroticism, Popular culture, Psychological stress, Quarter-life crisis, Self-actualization, Self-awareness, Sigmund Freud, Social constructionism, Stressor.
Analytical psychology
Analytical psychology (sometimes analytic psychology), also called Jungian psychology, is a school of psychotherapy which originated in the ideas of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist.
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Baby boomers
Baby Boomers (also known as Boomers) are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X. There are varying timelines defining the start and the end of this cohort; demographers and researchers typically use birth years starting from the early- to mid-1940s and ending anywhere from 1960 to 1964.
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Boredom
In conventional usage, boredom is an emotional or psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is not interested in his or her surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious.
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Career
A career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life.
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Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology.
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Crisis
A crisis (from the Greek κρίσις - krisis; plural: "crises"; adjectival form: "critical") is any event that is going (or is expected) to lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, community, or whole society.
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Culture of India
The culture of India refers collectively to the thousands of distinct and unique cultures of all religions and communities present in India.
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Culture of Japan
The culture of Japan has evolved greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric time Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, tendencies, feelings, and sense of well-being.
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Divorce
Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state.
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Elliott Jaques
Elliott Jaques (January 18, 1917 – March 8, 2003) was a Canadian psychoanalyst, social scientist and management consultant known for as originator of concepts such as ‘corporate culture’, ‘mid-life crisis’, ‘fair pay’, ‘maturation curves’, ‘time span of discretion’ and requisite organization, as a total system of managerial organization.
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Empty nest syndrome
Empty nest syndrome is a feeling of grief and loneliness parents may feel when their children leave home for the first time, such as to live on their own or to attend a college or university.
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Erik Erikson
Erik Homberger Erikson (born Erik Salomonsen; 15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was a German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings.
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Existential crisis
An existential crisis is a moment at which an individual questions if their life has meaning, purpose, or value.
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Gene
In biology, a gene is a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function.
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Generativity
The term generativity was coined by the psychoanalyst Erik Erikson in 1950 to denote "a concern for establishing and guiding the next generation." He first used the term while defining the Care stage in his theory of the stages of psychosocial development.
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Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually.
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Individuation
The principle of individuation, or principium individuationis, describes the manner in which a thing is identified as distinguished from other things.
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Intimate relationship
An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy.
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Major depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations.
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Meaning of life
The meaning of life, or the answer to the question "What is the meaning of life?", pertains to the significance of living or existence in general.
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Middle age
Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age.
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Motivation
Motivation is the reason for people's actions, desires, and needs.
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Neuroticism
Neuroticism is one of the Big Five higher-order personality traits in the study of psychology.
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Popular culture
Popular culture (also called pop culture) is generally recognized as a set of the practices, beliefs, and objects that are dominant or ubiquitous in a society at a given point in time.
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Psychological stress
In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure.
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Quarter-life crisis
In popular psychology, a quarter-life crisis is a period of life ranging from twenties to thirties, in which a person begins to feel doubtful about their own lives due to stress associated with the transition to adulthood.
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Self-actualization
Self-actualization is a term that has been used in various psychology theories, often in slightly different ways.
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Self-awareness
Self-awareness is the capacity for introspection and the ability to recognize oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals.
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Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud (born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
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Social constructionism
Social constructionism or the social construction of reality (also social concept) is a theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory that examines the development of jointly constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared assumptions about reality.
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Stressor
A stressor is a chemical or biological agent, environmental condition, external stimulus or an event that causes stress to an organism.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlife_crisis