Unit 7 Early Adulthood PDF Notes

UNIT IV: PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT E. EMERGING/EARLY ADULTHOOD Outline Notes EARLY ADULTHOOD Begins from 18 years old (the end of adolescence) to 40 to 45 years of (beginning of middle adulthood). Emerging Adulthood The transition from adolescenc...

UNIT IV: PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT E. EMERGING/EARLY ADULTHOOD Outline Notes EARLY ADULTHOOD Begins from 18 years old (the end of adolescence) to 40 to 45 years of (beginning of middle adulthood). Emerging Adulthood The transition from adolescence to adulthood, ranging from 18 to 25 years old During this period in life, they are still exploring career paths, identities and lifestyles PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Physical Performance peak level of physical performance is reached between 19 and 26 years of age. latter part of early childhood, there is an observable slowdown in physical performance of an individual Health mortality rate is twice as much, with the males being higher than the females, have few chronic health problems (like obesity) brought by having bad heath habits Sexual Activity an increase in sexual activity and marriage. Casual sex involved “hooking up” to have non-relationship sex (from kissing to intercourse) STI/sexually transmitted infections are disease contracted through sexual contact (intercourse as well as oral-genital and anal-genital sex) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Postformal thought, being more reflective, relativistic, and contextual; provisional; realistic; and recognized, that is influenced by their emotion At 40 years old: having a thirst for learning Careers and Work o many have completed their education or training and started a career o begin their emerging career and start moving up the career ladder o Career mystique by Phyllis Moen (2009a) as a fixed cultural belief that engaging in hard work for long hours through adulthood will lead to status, security, and happiness SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Temperament is described as an individual’s behavioral style and characteristics emotional responses. Attachment is also noted Three adult attachment styles are expressed: o Secure attachment style ▪ positive views of relationships ▪ easy to get close to others PREPARED BY: KAREN JANN M. AQUINO, RN, RPm  ▪ not overly concerned with their romantic relationships ▪ enjoy sexuality in the context of a committed relationship ▪ less likely to have one-night stands o Avoidant attachment style ▪ hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships ▪ once in a relationship, tend to distance themselves from their partner o Anxious attachment style ▪ demand closeness, less trusting, and more emotional, jealous, and possessive Attraction, Love and Close Relationships Attraction Factors to consider in Attraction: First impressions can be enduring and misleading Familiarity and similarity can contribute to a close relationship. People with similarities wants to be associated with each other known as Consensual Validation Physical attractiveness The Faces of Love Love is described as an immense and complex territory of human behavior Types of Love: o Friendship: provides emotional support. o Romantic Love/Passionate Love/Eros: having strong sexual infatuation components and is observed in earlier relationship o Affectionate Love/Companionate Love: having a desire to have the other person near and having a deep, caring affection for the other person o Consummate Love: has a presence of intimacy, passion and commitment, considered as the ideal type of love Falling Out of Love Painful and emotionally draining Marriage and the Family John Gottman’s seven main practices that help marriages succeed o Establish love maps o Let your partner influence you o Nurture fondness and admiration o Solve solvable conflicts o Turn toward each other instead of o Overcome gridlock away o Create shared meaning Becoming a Parent they believed that it should be well planned, coordinated with other roles in life, and developed with the parents’ economic situation in mind they have mixed emotions and idealistic illusions about having a child PREPARED BY: KAREN JANN M. AQUINO, RN, RPm