DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADOLESCENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING ADULTHOOD
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acceptance of one’s own positive and negative qualities
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following self-chosen standards rather than the expectations of other people
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being able to manage a complex array of everyday tasks
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openness and flexibility of “possible selves”
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are a few primary biological physical changes in midlife. There are changes in vision, hearing, more joint pain, and weight gain (Lachman, 2004). Weight gain, sometimes referred to as the middle-aged spread or the accumulation of fat in the abdomen, is a common complaint of midlife adults.
Detailed explanation-2: -Middle adulthood, or middle age, is the time of life between ages 40 and 65. During this time, people experience many physical changes that signal that the person is aging, including gray hair and hair loss, wrinkles and age spots, vision and hearing loss, and weight gain, commonly called the middle age spread.
Detailed explanation-3: -Erikson stated that the primary psychosocial task of middle adult‐ hood-ages 45 to 65-is to develop generativity, or the desire to expand one’s influence and commitment to family, society, and future generations. In other words, the middle adult is concerned with forming and guiding the next generation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Developmental Tasks of Middle Adulthood These include: Launching children into their own lives. Adjusting to home-life without children (often referred to as the empty nest). Dealing with adult children who return to live at home (known as boomerang children in the United States).