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YOUNG ADULTHOOD
By Corey Harris and Rey Soto
INTRODUCTION
• The stages of Young adulthood occurs from ages 20 to 40.
• This is the period when people are more into their
personal, social life.
• Relationships, commitment, choices, and completence are
some of the things people establishes with during the
period.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Most people are at the peak of physical capabilities
• You develop growth, height, sexual characteristics
• Stress can become an health threat
• Obesity is a significant problem in young adults.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
• Young adults identify career goals and prepare to
achieve them
• Develop new skills, hobbies, and adult interest.
• Move into taking responsibilities
• Decision making
The leading causes of death among young adults (ages 25-34) are
• Accidents
• Aids
• Cancer
• Heart Disease
• Suicide
Once you hit age 35 and up things like Illness, and Disease are
more likely
SOCIAL PERSONALITY IN MEN AND WOMAN
• Young men engage in more risk behaviors during adolescence than
woman
• Young men are more likely to drink alcohol at an early age
• Young men are more likely to engage into criminal activities, (join
gangs, sell drugs, carry guns)
• Woman are more likely to enroll and finish school than men.
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Most adults will move into adult relationships with
their parents
• Establish their body image
• Carry some feeling of invincibility.
SIGMUND FREUD THEORY
The three elements of personality known as Id, Ego, Superego
ID
• Part of the mind that just wants pleasure.
• Its very important early in life, because it ensures that an infant's
needs are met
• An infant will cry until it gets what it wants.
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EGO
• Reality part of mind.
• Constantly in battle with your id, superego
• It tells you when it’s the right time to do something.
• It also functions with your unconscious mind, which
is anything that goes on in your mind that you don’t
remember, nor have control over.
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SUPEREGO
• The superego acts to perfect and civilize our
behavior.
• Meant to make you feel bad
• Tells you, you’ve did wrong
• Responsible for your guilt
ERIK ERIKSON THEORY
Intimacy vs Isolation
•This period covers the period of young adulthood when people are
exploring personal relationships
• Having a strong sense of personal identity was important for
developing inmate relationships
• Your more likely to suffer from emotional isolation if you have a
poor sense of self.
INTIMACY
• When people come close to one another
• Have a sense of who you are
• Two people coming together to make a whole
ISOLATION
• When people don’t want any type of relationship
with friends, lovers.
• Separating yourself from society, meaningful
relationships.
• People that isolate themselves from society are
usually lonely and depressed.
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