Early Adulthood Physical & Cognitive Development Ch 13

Physical Development Ages 21-40 By 20 you are as tall as you will ever be Senses peak in 20s There is some biological ageing going on Some may loose hair or get gray Wrinkle a little Fitness

Now fitness has to be earned Benefits from exercise Cardiovascular fitness 30 min 5 days a week Muscles become stronger, body more flexible, endurance increases Ligaments more elastic Better immune system Longevity increases

Health Cognitive Development Is there cognitive development beyond adolescence? Labouvie-Vief Post-Formal Thought Domain of knowledge Examples of The Domain of Knowledge Plant A grows 1 cm per month. Plant B grows 2 cm per month. Who is taller? College Demographics 1/3 are above 25 70% White 56% Woman The biggest change in ethnicity is Native- Americans 63% of students actually graduate Change In College and Age Average community college student is 31 Need more education to earn more money Employers send employees back to school A time to straighten out life (the last psychological moratorium)

Career Most dont choose career until after college The first couple of years after college is a trial time. Most based career on personality While others fall into a career Did what family said or life style choice Career

Hollands Personality Type Theory Realistic Intellectual Social Conventional Enterprising Artistic Average person changes careers 3 times

Best and Worst Jobs 1. Software engineer 2. College professor 3. Financial advisor 4. Human resource manager 5. Physician Assistant 6. Research analyst 7. Computer/IT analyst 8. Real estate appraiser 9. Pharmacist 10. Psychologist According to money mag. Worst 1. Lumberjack 2. Dairy farmer 3. Taxi Driver 4. Seaman 5. EMT 6. Roofer 7. Garbage Collector 8. Welder 9. Roustabout 10. Iron Worker According to Wall Street Journal

Early Adulthood Psychosocial

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Psychosocial Development

Erickson intimacy vs. isolation Close relationships with others (while keeping identity) or being alone One of the major purposes of early adulthood is finding the RIGHT person Social clock

Biological clock Who Am I? Major Milestones

20s first time living away from home Choose a degree and career Will you get married, have children Relationship changes with parents Adult to adult Transition to 30 Commitment to career, family, relationships

Friendships

Important part of life: belongingness How do people become our friends? Proximity Similarity Most adults have same-ethnicity friendships Gender differences Females like to talk Males have activities

LOVE

What is it? What is the difference between like and love Myths of love Eternal, constant closeness, fall in or out, selfless, Romantic Love Companion Love

Finding the Right Person Gender differences Men prefer physical attraction Women prefer ambition, industriousness ~ Why? Also we pick out of proximity, similarity, and personality qualities. In this order What else matters: Emotional maturity, health, similar education, chastity Style of Attachment and Love

The are parallels between our attachment figure and later our romantic partner Secure Ambivalent Avoidant Disorganized

Marriage Cohabitation Living together before or instead of marriage Have higher divorce rates. Why? People are marrying older. In US: Median age for mens first marriage 27. Median age for womens first marriage 25

Age of First Marriage What Makes Marriage Work Show affection Communicate with little negativity Perceive themselves as interdependent Social homogamy Similarity in leisure activity Agree on a distribution of role Divorce

Most common arguments in a marriage are arguing over: money & how to raise children Increases in divorce rates are rising around the world

To Have or Not to Have Children?

A middle-class family with two children will spend about $233,000 for each child before the child reaches the age of 18 People have children for psychological reasons Pleasure of watching them grow Hope children will provide for them in old age or offer companionship

Why dont people have children?

Children and Their Impact on the Family Birth of the first child brings a huge change in both spouse's roles which can lead to a decrease in marital satisfaction Wife mother husband -- father Factors that permit couples to change successfully Work to build fondness and affection Remain aware of events in spouse's life, and respond Consider the challenges controllable and solvable Family-life cycle Major Milestones of Late 30s

Begin to realize time is passing Better at self reflecting May lead to Mid-life crisis Re-examine and make new life goals regarding work, family and gender