Adult Maturity - 6 week programme on how to understand yorslef better
6 week Programme for middle aged adults: How to understand yourself better
Table of Content:
1. Week 1: Introduction and Physical Development.……………………………………………………pg1
2. Week 2: Cognitive Development……………………………………………………………………..………pg2
3. Week 3: Psychosocial Development – Part 1: Identity Development……………………….pg3
4. Week 4: Psychosocial Development – Part 2: Personality Development………………….pg5
5. Week 5: Moral Development…………………………………………………………………………………..pg7
6. Week 6: Lifelong learning ……………………………………………………………………………………….pg7
7. References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..pg8
Week 1: Introduction and Physical Development
Introduction
From the day that we are born, we undergo developmental changes. These are physical, cognitive, psychosocial and moral developmental changes. This 6 week course will cover these specific developmental changes that occur in middle age, which means adults from the age of 40 to 65.
I hope that the information covered in the course will help you understand yourself more clearly as an individual in this particular phase of your life. Physical Development
As middle aged adults, there are physical changes that are to be expected. It is the case that adult think they will always have the same physical abilities as they did in young adulthood, and it is only once they get to their sixties, that all of a sudden one’s physical abilities decline. Let us take a look at the physical changes that we should expect.
Motor Abilities/skills:
Motor skills are… “a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task.” (1:1)
We need to be aware that our strength, coordination and stamina will not be the same as it was in our young adulthood. This will probably become apparent when one competes with much younger people in sports or anything related to physical exertion. There will be a definite realization that ones fitness levels are not as it used to
Table of Content:
1. Week 1: Introduction and Physical Development.……………………………………………………pg1
2. Week 2: Cognitive Development……………………………………………………………………..………pg2
3. Week 3: Psychosocial Development – Part 1: Identity Development……………………….pg3
4. Week 4: Psychosocial Development – Part 2: Personality Development………………….pg5
5. Week 5: Moral Development…………………………………………………………………………………..pg7
6. Week 6: Lifelong learning ……………………………………………………………………………………….pg7
7. References……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..pg8
Week 1: Introduction and Physical Development
Introduction
From the day that we are born, we undergo developmental changes. These are physical, cognitive, psychosocial and moral developmental changes. This 6 week course will cover these specific developmental changes that occur in middle age, which means adults from the age of 40 to 65.
I hope that the information covered in the course will help you understand yourself more clearly as an individual in this particular phase of your life. Physical Development
As middle aged adults, there are physical changes that are to be expected. It is the case that adult think they will always have the same physical abilities as they did in young adulthood, and it is only once they get to their sixties, that all of a sudden one’s physical abilities decline. Let us take a look at the physical changes that we should expect.
Motor Abilities/skills:
Motor skills are… “a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task.” (1:1)
We need to be aware that our strength, coordination and stamina will not be the same as it was in our young adulthood. This will probably become apparent when one competes with much younger people in sports or anything related to physical exertion. There will be a definite realization that ones fitness levels are not as it used to
References: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_skill (15 March 2012) 2. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_psychosocial_development (27 March 2012) 3. Gouws, F.E. 2012. The adult: an educational perspective. UNISA 4. http://www.learning-theories.com/identity-status-theory-marcia.html (30 March 2012) 5. http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/person/erikson.html (30 March 2012)