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Adult development is a somewhat new area of study in the field of psychology. Previously it was assumed that development would cease at the end of adolescence. Further research has concluded that development continues well after adolescence and into late adulthood.
Development before birth, or prenatal development (from Latin natalis 'relating to birth') is the process in which a zygote, and later an embryo, and then a fetus develops during gestation. Prenatal development starts with fertilization and the formation of the zygote , the first stage in embryonic development which continues in fetal ...
It is within early and middle adulthood that we see moral development progress. Early, middle, and late adulthood are all concerned with caring for others and fulfilling Dharma. The main distinction between early adulthood to middle or late adulthood is how far their influence reaches.
[4] [38] Other research shows that even late in life, the potential exists for physical, mental, and social growth and development. [39] Successful ageing consists of three components: [3] The avoidance of illness and disease; High cognitive and physical function; Social and productive engagement
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, as articulated in the second half of the 20th century by Erik Erikson in collaboration with Joan Erikson, [1] is a comprehensive psychoanalytic theory that identifies a series of eight stages that a healthy developing individual should pass through from infancy to late adulthood.
Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.People of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. [1]
The main crisis in the Late Adulthood Transition is a person fears that their inner youthfulness is disappearing, and only an old, fatigued, boring person will remain, leaving a person in this period with the task of keeping their youthfulness in a way that is suitable for late adulthood. [1] Levinson The Late Adulthood Transition is also said ...
Intrinsic capacity is a construct encompassing people's physical and mental abilities which can be drawn upon during ageing. [155] Intrinsic capacity comprises the domains of: cognition, locomotion, vitality/nutrition, psychological and sensory (visual and hearing). [156]