Early Adulthood Cognitive Development Piagets Formal Operation stage

Early Adulthood

Cognitive Development • Piaget’s Formal Operation stage • Postformal thought • Perry’s theory-dualistic thinking-dividing information • Relativistic thinking-not absolute truth but multiple truths

Schaie’s theory • Acquisitive stage (childhood and adolescence)-knowledge acquisition • Achieving stage-(early adulthood) • People must adapt their cognitive skills to situations that profound effect on long-term goals • Focus on applying knowledge to everyday life

• Physical Changes – Change in lifestyle • • Stress Hypertension Heart disease Substance abuse Smoking Alcohol obesity – Focus on exercise and diet for healthy lifestyle

Immune system • T cells-form in the born marrow and mature in the thymus and attack antigens • The immune system increases during adolescence and decreases after 20 years of age

Reproduction • Increase of first births in women in 30 s • Age affects male reproductive capacity especially after 40 •

Selecting a vocation • • Fantasy period Tentative period Realistic period Gender stereotypes-table 13. 2

Emotional Development • • Table 14. 1 Intimacy vs. isolation Careers Intimacy Age 30 transition Social clock Mate selection

More Emotional Development • • Friendships Leaving home Starting families Parenthood Divorce Childlessness Establishing a career