Case Studies in Middle Adulthood By Gail Hall BSHS/325 Professor Deborah White September 16‚ 2014 As a part of the human service professional reviewing case studies will be an important part of the job. Not only should we keep notes on every client but we could use them as a reference for future clients. The case studies could become useful if past and future clients have similar cases. In this case study we will examine family‚ social‚ and intimate relationships. Identify
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Aging and Adulthood Paper Karl O ’Dell University of Phoenix CCMH/504 Dr. Ed Schroll May 13‚ 2013 Aging and Adulthood Paper Aging is an inevitability of life. With age man exchanges the physical prowess of youth for the wisdom that comes through experiencing the trials and triumphs of life. As an individual enters late adulthood‚ age 65 and older‚ they experience many physical‚ emotional and mental changes never previously encountered and which may require an adaptation of their earlier
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A qualitative study showing how childhood experiences of attachment and separation can affect relationships in adulthood. Abstract This qualitative research was conducted to ascertain if the attachment style a person has as an adult is created or influenced by his/her interactions with early childhood experiences. The research was carried out by means of a thematic analysis of an interview of a married middle-aged couple. The interviews bought the themes of Work‚ Childhood and Relationships
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leaving the adolescence stage‚ young adults are not ready mentally to take on adult roles and responsibilities. Therefore the stage called emerging adulthood takes place before adulthood is entered. According to a survey‚ a large amount of Americans felt they were adult only in their late twenties and early thirties. During the period of emerging adulthood‚ many common changes take place in educational paths‚ jobs‚ love partners‚ and identity. Also‚ many people make changes their majors several times
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Development in Late Adulthood Late adulthood (old age) is generally considered to begin at about age 65. Erik Erikson suggests that at this time it is important to find meaning and satisfaction in life rather than to become bitter and disillusioned‚ that is‚ to resolve the conflict of integrity vs. despair. It has been estimated that by the year 2030‚ Americans over 65 will make up 20% of the population. Despite the problems associated with longevity‚ studies of people in their 70s have shown that
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The main ideas/themes of emerging adulthood include: career exploration‚ college vs. no college‚ postponing marriage‚ being economically stable without support‚ addressing emerging adulthood in other cultures‚ and community engagement. These may be important milestones in the emerging adulthood/adult phase of life that may look different in each culture‚ and each route that the young adult pursues. The idea of the phase emerging adulthood evolved from the American psychologist‚ Jeffrey Arnett (Berk
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Later Adulthood Development Report September 2‚ 2013 Later Adulthood is a period of many changes. According to Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman‚ “Later adulthood is the last major segment of the life span” (p.587). Individuals who are in going through their later adulthood are experiencing and dealing with an immense amount of emotions and feelings. There are several areas of an individual’s life that are effected by later adulthood. An individual’s work life‚ health‚ marriage‚ living situation‚ family
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hair‚ hair losing pigment‚ and age spots (Arnett‚ 2012). To cover up the hair losing its pigment‚ women often get it dyed. I experienced this at the meetings I attended when one of the ladies asked if they like her new color in her hair. Late adulthood individuals often start to have macular degeneration‚ which is the loss of clarity in the center of the visual field that comes from aging‚ which often leads to glasses (Arnett‚ 2012). During my field work experience‚ when reading their scriptures
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everyone’s life there will be a moment when someone experiences their transition to adulthood. My transition to adulthood was when I got a job as an Usher at Tinseltown USA. As an usher‚ I tear tickets and direct every customer to the correct theatre. In addition to tearing tickets‚ I clean each theater after a show gets out. Having a job has allowed me to learn many life lessons that have taught me the meaning of adulthood. When I received my job I had to make sure I would be prepared for upcoming challenges
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Reflections of Late Adulthood and Ego-Integrity Kristy Bazzanella Liberty University Abstract This report examined empirical articles which investigated Erikson’s eight and ninth stages of psychosocial development and endeavored to find answers to varying postulations of his theories; does development and growth continue in the later stages of human development‚ and if so‚ what type of growth is it; additionally is this growth stunted or enhanced by the way we resolve our conflicts between
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