WHAT IS ADULTHOOD?

Adulthood is the period of optimum mental functioning individual’s intellectual, emotional, and social capabilities are at their peak to meet the demands of career, marriage, and children. Adulthood is the period of optimum mental functioning

Phases of adulthood

• Early adulthood (20-40 yrs old)
• Middle adulthood (40-65 yrs old)
• Late Adulthood (after 65 yrs old)

Developmental Period – time frame in one’s life by certain features & events

The conceptions of age

• Chronological age
• Biological age
• Psychological age
• Social age

Processes in development

• Biological process
• Cognitive process
• Socioemotional process
• Spiritual process

The fulfillment theories

• Competence theory
• Self-acceptance theory
• Self-actualization theory