Aging And Adulthood: Development Across The Lifespan
Aging and Adulthood
Tameka Coleman
CCMH 504: Individual and Family
Development across the Lifespan
Linda Morreale, LMFT
January 10, 2014
Aging and Adulthood As we grow from children to adulthood there are many changes in life. When we are children we can’t wait to become adults to get away from parents and, when we are adults we wish we were children back in our parent’s house. The process of early adulthood takes individuals through transformations, some expected or unexpected and some good or bad. In this paper the author will discuss variations that occur in early adulthood from changes in physical and cognitive development, heath and biological factors, relationships, personality and transition factors.
Physical and Cognitive Development
Early adulthood is the period between 20 to 40 years old. In this period adults go through many changes transitioning from the teenage phase to adulthood. This is the time when the body changes physically. In the beginning of early adulthood individuals tend to be healthier and more selective about diet and exercise. In the beginning of this stage of early adulthood (20’s) you have high energy, high …show more content…
As our personality flourishes events in our lives of working, relationships, marriage, children and financial means transitions our personality. This study shows “Conscientiousness and Agreeableness increased throughout early and middle adulthood at varying rates; Neuroticism declined among women but did not change among men. The variety in patterns of change suggests that the Big Five traits are complex phenomena subject to a variety of developmental influences.” (Srivastava, John, & Gosling, 2003,
Tameka Coleman
CCMH 504: Individual and Family
Development across the Lifespan
Linda Morreale, LMFT
January 10, 2014
Aging and Adulthood As we grow from children to adulthood there are many changes in life. When we are children we can’t wait to become adults to get away from parents and, when we are adults we wish we were children back in our parent’s house. The process of early adulthood takes individuals through transformations, some expected or unexpected and some good or bad. In this paper the author will discuss variations that occur in early adulthood from changes in physical and cognitive development, heath and biological factors, relationships, personality and transition factors.
Physical and Cognitive Development
Early adulthood is the period between 20 to 40 years old. In this period adults go through many changes transitioning from the teenage phase to adulthood. This is the time when the body changes physically. In the beginning of early adulthood individuals tend to be healthier and more selective about diet and exercise. In the beginning of this stage of early adulthood (20’s) you have high energy, high …show more content…
As our personality flourishes events in our lives of working, relationships, marriage, children and financial means transitions our personality. This study shows “Conscientiousness and Agreeableness increased throughout early and middle adulthood at varying rates; Neuroticism declined among women but did not change among men. The variety in patterns of change suggests that the Big Five traits are complex phenomena subject to a variety of developmental influences.” (Srivastava, John, & Gosling, 2003,