Psychological Adjustments in Early and Middle Adulthood

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Psychological Adjustments in Early and Middle Adulthood

Abstract

The human body develops and evolves. Likewise, there is also the psychological development of individuals. The early adults have to deal with the problems of intimacy and isolation. They cater with these through getting love. Then, middle aged persons have to develop generativity and also deal with stagnation. The roles also develop in middle adulthood. There is more focus on human relationships, wisdom, dealing with isolation, and development of emotional stability. Finally, those individuals who adopt good health practices in their early and middle adulthood remain better off and healthy in their late adulthood.

Introduction

It is true that individuals evolve through various stages in their life. These range from infancy, to early adulthood, to middle adulthood and finally late adulthood. These psychological changes occur as people are developing in their lives. As a result there is psychological adjustment in their lives. The focus in their psychology shifts from intimacy to isolation. Then, they also experience generativity and stagnation in their lives. On the other hand, there are also differences in their perceptions of roles where they reorient sexuality and socializing. They also value wisdom and become emotionally impoverished. Finally, they might get mental rigidity as well.

Psychological adjustments in early and middle adulthood

The adolescents experience role conflicts. Such role conflicts are resolved through reliability. Then, they proceed to early adulthood in which they develop the problem of intimacy versus isolation. Then, as they proceed in their early adulthood they create a feeling of intimacy and resist all feelings of isolation. Here, intimacy refers to developing close relationships with people including marriage relationship. Then, they develop a common sense with their partner in addition to developing their own identity. However, they are also confronted with isolation where they ...