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Roundtable #5 - Beyond Crisis: Identity, Connectedness, and Mental Health in Midlife - Moderated by Katie Lewis, PhD (Live)
The midlife period introduces a complex array of developmental challenges for most adults, representing a span of time in which expectations for stability and achievement are high despite ongoing evolutions in identity development, family relationships, health, and social roles and responsibilities to the outside world. Under the best of circumstances, positive attachment relationships and a mature sense of self developed earlier in life can provide firm footing for navigating this complex terrain; in the face of either early life adversity, new obstacles or traumas, or other forms of developmental interruption, the midlife period can feature special challenges that require consideration from both psychological, socio-historical, and cultural perspectives. In this roundtable, three experts in the field of midlife development and psychosocial functioning will offer their perspectives on the particular issues and opportunities facing adults as they navigate the midlife period.
References:
Eriksson, P. L., & Frisén, A. (2023). Facing Challenging Experiences in Life–Narrative Identity Development Processes and
Associations with Wellbeing During the Transition to Midlife. Identity, 1-15.
Infurna, F. J., Staben, O. E., Gardner, M. J., Grimm, K. J., & Luthar, S. S. (2023). The accumulation of adversity in midlife: Effects on
depressive symptoms, life satisfaction and character strengths. Psychology and Aging, 38, 230-246.
Infurna, F. J., Staben, O. E., Lachman, M. E., & Gerstorf, D. (2021). Historical change in midlife health, well-being, and despair:
Cross-cultural and socioeconomic comparisons. American Psychologist, 76, 870-887.
Solomon S. Greenberg J. & Pyszczynski T. A. (2015). The worm at the core: on the role of death in life (First). Random House.
Tummala-Narra, P. (2009). Contemporary impingements on mothering. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 69(1), 4-21.
Target Audience
_______ Introductory _X_ Intermediate ______ Advanced
Learning Objectives
- List three psychosocial factors that contribute to mental health outcomes during middle adulthood.
- Discuss how exposure to adversities such as health crises and loss impact resilience during middle adulthood.
- Describe contemporary models of middle adulthood and how these have evolved from earlier historical periods.
Moderator:
- Katie Lewis, PhD, serves as the director of research at the Austen Riggs Center. Her research examines interpersonal behaviors, personality processes, and suicidal ideation in adult psychiatric patients using experience sampling methodology. Dr. Lewis received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. In the past, she has served as the graduate student representative on the Ethics Board of Division 39 and as an associate editor for the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Her research has been supported by the Robert Wallerstein Fellowship in Psychoanalytic Research, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the Division 39 Marsha McCary Fund for Psychoanalysis. She has published and presented on a wide range of topics, including suicide and self-harming behaviors, personality psychopathology and assessment, and the ethics of confidentiality in clinical writing. She currently serves as a consulting editor and section editor for the Journal of Personality Assessment.
Panelists:
- Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD
- Sheldon Solomon, PhD
- Frank Infurna, PhD
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Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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