DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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becoming a grandparent
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finding a purpose in life
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contributing to charity
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getting married
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Detailed explanation-1: -These include: Achieving autonomy: trying to establish oneself as an independent person with a life of one’s own. Establishing identity: more firmly establishing likes, dislikes, preferences, and philosophies. Developing emotional stability: becoming more stable emotionally which is considered a sign of maturing.
Detailed explanation-2: -By middle age, more than 90 percent of adults have married at least once.
Detailed explanation-3: -Erikson’s Theory (Ob 5, 6) Intimacy vs. Isolation: Erikson believed that the main task of early adulthood was to establish intimate relationships. Intimacy is emotional or psychological closeness and Erikson would describe as relationships that have honesty, closeness, and love.