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    Frank Beckman‚ he is the father of Gil‚ Larry‚ Helen and Susan. His life gets tested across the three stages of adulthood based on the Erik Erikson psychological theory of life stages. He starts off at the sixth stage‚ Intimacy versus isolation. In this stage of life-span development people face the task of forming intimate relationships. If they form healthy intimate relationship with the partner‚ the intimacy will be achieved; if not‚ isolation will occur‚ (Santrock‚ 2016‚ p. 19). Intimacy gets

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    Late adulthood is a developmental stage reached around the age of 65 years and spanning till death‚ making it the last stage of life. During this stage individuals are impacted through a number of biological‚ psychological and social factors‚ and face many issues such as living arrangements and elder abuse. Erikson’s psychosocial theory of ego integrity versus despair and the stress as a transaction theory help provide some insight into why the issues of living arrangements and elder abuse occur

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    Flying 25‚000 feet above ground and looking at the world from a different angle‚ I have always liked traveling. My family and I used to travel at least once a year but we stopped doing so once we moved to Hawaii due to financial issues. However‚ my mom finally saved up enough money for my grandma‚ my friend and I to go on a trip together to Taiwan. It felt like a dream come true because I was finally able to go on a trip and to make it even better‚ with my friend. Although we were all very excited

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    SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD AND OLDER ADULTHOOD Erikson’s Crises in Adulthood and Older Adulthood * Generativity vs. Stagnation (Interest in establishing and guiding the next generation) * Child birth‚ caring about others‚ believing in the human species * Volunteer for organizations or mentoring at work * Stagnation – self-indulgence‚ boredom‚ lack of psychological growth * Midlife Crises – no support in research; more of a cohort effect (started in 1970’s – teens

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    Adolescence and Adulthood PSY/202 November 13‚ 2011 Professor Mason Psychosocial development stage during adolescence happens during this stage. This is when you are testing‚ trying to find who you are‚ your strengths‚ and what kinds of roles are best suited to play for the rest of your life (Feldman‚ 2010). This stage is where you discover your identify. I discovered my own role and personality I believe I was around twelve years old. I realized I was good with others‚ had lots of patience

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    Educating Society about Female Sexuality in Late Adulthood In America‚ beauty is associated with being young and having flawless skin and no wrinkles. A woman in late adulthood could look in the mirror and sees wrinkles‚ age spots‚ bags under her eyes‚ and sagging breasts; she might think she is not beautiful. What are older women supposed to do? Should they deny their sexuality because American society reveres youth? The youth obsessed American culture creates a stigma against the older adult

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    The Dictionary of Social Work roughly defines middle adulthood as the period between forty-five and sixty-four years of age. There are four main tasks in this stage. They include meeting intimacy and family needs‚ satisfying achievement needs‚ taking care of elderly parents‚ and coping with end of life issues. Erikson identifies the need for achievement during midlife‚ which fits into his stage of generativity vs. stagnation. Success in adulthood is defined by feelings of connectedness and the ability

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    The entering of a young adult into adulthood is a monumental step in a person’s life thatg requires many major changes in decision-making‚ responsibilities‚ and behaviors. It appears there are gender differences between males and females‚ as females appear to go through the major transitions to adulthood at a younger age and leave home faster than men (Holloway‚ 2010). My hypothesis is that females have an earlier transition to adulthood and will leave home at a younger age than males because females

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    MIDDLE ADULTHOOD Studying middle adulthood is a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact‚ in 1900 the average life expectancy was 47 years. It has only been since more and more people lived longer and longer that professionals became interested in studying life during this age period. Between the ages of 35-60‚ we find vast changes in many areas of our lives. The most obvious changes related to our lifestyle include: physical development and health‚ career and finances‚ marraige‚ and leisure activities

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    Aging and Adulthood Shireen Farsi CCMH/504 May 30‚ 2013 Raymond Carraway Aging and Adulthood The aging process involves many changes. These changes can be difficult for some. Changes include physical and cognitive development including primary and secondary aging‚ intelligence and memory‚ health and biological factors‚ relationships‚ personality‚ and transition factors (grief and loss issues‚ and retirement). I will address the above using scholarly peer reviewed journals. A study was conducted

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