Lesson Lesson 22Moving Toward Adulthood

What does it mean to be an adult?

One term often used when defining adulthood is maturity.

Maturity has several components, including both physical and emotional aspects.

Lesson Lesson 22Lesson Objectives

• Examine the positive effects of relationships with peers, family, and friends on physical and emotional health

• Identify the developmental tasks of adulthood

In this lesson, you will learn to:

Lesson Lesson 22Physical Maturity

• In late adolescence or the early twenties, most people reach physical maturity.

• However, an adult physique doesn’t mean that you are an adult.

• To be an adult, you’ll need to develop emotionally.

Physical and Emotional Maturity

Lesson Lesson 22Emotional Maturity

Characteristics of an emotionally mature person:

• The ability to give and receive love.

• The ability to face reality and deal with it.

• The capacity to relate positively to life experiences and learn from them.

Physical and Emotional Maturity

Lesson Lesson 22Erikson’s Stages of Adulthood

Erikson’s stages of life illustrate that as a person progresses through life, his or her goals continue to evolve.

Considering the Entire Life Cycle

Young adulthood: 19 to 40 years

Middle adulthood: 40 to 65 years

Late adulthood: 65 to death

Lesson Lesson 22Four Major Aspects of Life

1. Personal independence

2. Occupational choices

3. Intimate relationships

4. Contributions to society

Young Adulthood

Lesson Lesson 22Developing Personal Independence

• The desire for independence during adolescence is a part of the quest for self-actualization, which includes developing one’s capabilities to the fullest.

• When leaving home or beginning to work fulltime, young adults may substitute the emotional support of friends for the support they once received from parents.

• As they mature, however, they become more self-sufficient.

Young Adulthood

Lesson Lesson 22Making Occupational Choices

• As a teen you probably are giving some thought to what you want your life to be like when you are an adult.

• Part of that thought process may include your ideas about a

career or occupation.

• Your ideas may be influenced by a part-time job, a role model, or the amount of education beyond high school required for a specific career.

Young Adulthood

Lesson Lesson 22Establishing Intimate Relationships

Young Adulthood

• As individuals grow into adulthood, they begin to develop emotional intimacy with other individuals.

• Some people may have romantic relationships that result in marriage when they are ready for a permanent commitment.

• Individuals may decide to seek romantic relationships later or not at all.

• Practicing abstinence until marriage gives a person freedom from sexually transmitted diseases and maintains options for a healthy future.

Lesson Lesson 22Contributing to Society

• Another task of young adulthood includes determining where and how a person fits into society.

• You have probably already developed some of your ownpolitical ideas and religious views.

• Voting in elections and taking part in community projects are ways of contributing to society in a positive and effective manner.

Young Adulthood

Lesson Lesson 22

1. Emotional intimacy

2. Physical maturity

3. Self-actualization

4. Emotional maturity

Q. ______ is the state at which the

mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed.

Choose the appropriate option.

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A. 1. emotional maturity

Emotional maturity is the state at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed.

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Q. Most people reach physical

maturity in early adolescence or by their mid-teens.

Choose the appropriate option.

True

False

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A. False. Most people reach physical maturity in late

adolescence or by their early twenties.

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Lesson Lesson 22 Quick Review

Q. Which of the following is not a developmental task of adulthood?

1. Developing personal independence

2. Making occupational choices

3. Establishing intimate relationships

4. Learning how to comparison shop

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A. 4. learning how to comparison shopDevelopmental tasks of adulthood do not include learning how to comparison shop.

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Lesson Lesson 22

• In late adolescence or the early twenties, most people reach physical maturity.

• However, an adult physique doesn’t mean that you are an adult.

• To be an adult, you’ll need to develop emotionally.

Physical Maturity

Physical maturity is the state at which the physical body and all its organs are fully developed.

Physical maturity is the state at which the physical body and all its organs are fully developed.

Physical and Emotional Maturity

Lesson Lesson 22Emotional Maturity

Characteristics of an emotionally mature person:

• The ability to give and receive love.

• The ability to face reality and deal with it.

• The capacity to relate positively to life experiences and learn from them.

Emotional maturity is the state at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed.

Emotional maturity is the state at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed.

Physical and Emotional Maturity

Lesson Lesson 22

• As individuals grow into adulthood, they begin to develop emotional intimacy with other individuals.

• Some people may have romantic relationships that result in marriage when they are ready for a permanent commitment.

• Individuals may decide to seek romantic relationships later or not at all.

• Practicing abstinence until marriage gives a person freedom from sexually transmitted diseases and maintains options for a healthy future.

Establishing Intimate Relationships

Young Adulthood

Emotional intimacy is the ability to experience a caring, loving relationship with another person with whom you can share your innermost feelings.

Emotional intimacy is the ability to experience a caring, loving relationship with another person with whom you can share your innermost feelings.

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A. Correct! Emotional maturity is the state at which the

mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed.

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A. Correct! Most people reach physical maturity in late

adolescence or by their early twenties.

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A. Correct! Developmental tasks of adulthood do not include:

learning how to comparison shop.

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