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Life Begins at 65: Leveraging Erikson's Eighth Stage Crisis and Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence to create a new paradigm in Successful Aging

Miller, Lawrence
http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8147-3414
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1694685669084968

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2023, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch Santa Barbara: Clinical Psychology.
The goal of this dissertation is the design of a theoretical model that will serve as a foundational reference in the creation of new programmatic solutions for successful aging. The dissertation addresses issues germane to Erikson's eighth stage of ego integration versus despair, the struggle that characterizes it, and seeks to examine the imperatives that determine its success or failure. Strategic impediments to achieving ego integrity borne of ageism and age discrimination are addressed, such as the societal and institutional prejudices that serve to handicap day to day functioning, self-actualization, and significant participation in the enterprise. It is hypothesized that primary vehicles for self-actualization might be found by examining the unlived life. We drill down for a more granular view to look at the component behaviors and schemas that determine outcomes, and recognize that having identified them, the next step would be to develop psychotherapeutic protocols (informed by the theories outlined) that will help seniors negotiate that stage and that struggle. The incorporation of Antonovsky’s Salutogenesis Theory and Sense of Coherence (SOC) construct to determine the client’s evolving goodness-of-fit towards Erikson’s optimized state of ego integration, provides a pivotal capacity for evidenced-based testing and quantization in any practical implementation based on this theoretical model. This dissertation will be made available in open access at AURA, https://aura.antioch.edu/ and OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu.
Brett Kia-Keating, Ed.D (Advisor)
Stephen Southern, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Gary Linker, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
97 p.
Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Gerontology; Mental Health; Psychobiology; Psychological Tests; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Therapy
Erikson's eighth stage; ageism; age discrimination; Antonovsky's sense of coherence; Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; self-actualization; theoretical model; successful aging

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  • Miller, L. (2023). Life Begins at 65: Leveraging Erikson's Eighth Stage Crisis and Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence to create a new paradigm in Successful Aging [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1694685669084968

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Miller, Lawrence. Life Begins at 65: Leveraging Erikson's Eighth Stage Crisis and Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence to create a new paradigm in Successful Aging . 2023. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1694685669084968.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Miller, Lawrence. "Life Begins at 65: Leveraging Erikson's Eighth Stage Crisis and Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence to create a new paradigm in Successful Aging ." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1694685669084968

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