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Stages of Adult Development
What growing up looks like
What Makes An Adult?
For the following, write down ‘yes’ or ‘no’ if that event is what makes you an adult:
1.Finished school
2.Got a full-time job
3.You don’t depend on anyone else (your parents) for money
4.You support your own family
5.Get married
6.Have children
7.You don’t live with your parents anymore
Milestones in the Transition to Adulthood
Three Stages of Adulthood
“Transitional Adulthood”
Age 18–29
Challenge of juggling different roles
Main focus: get a job
The Middle Years
Age 30–65
Family and employment achieved
May be supporting transitional adult children or elderly or sick parents
Old Age
Older than 65
‘Appraisal’ of their own lives
Feel ‘time closing in’
Challenges of Adulthood
“Transitional Adulthood”
Biggest challenge is finding a mate
Intimacy vs. Isolation (same dilemma as childhood)
The Middle Years
Divorce
Job Loss
Parents
Single parent, especially difficult
Old Age
Transition to Old Age involves ‘reorientation’
Focus shifts from how far you have come to how much time may be left
Mind over body
Three Stages of Adulthood
Do you think these stages were the same in the Middle Ages? Explain.
What impact would an economic downturn have on these stages? Why?
