Development in
Early Adulthood
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Exploring Emerging Adulthood: A New Life Stage in Early Adulthood, Slides of Human Development
An overview of emerging adulthood, a new life stage characterized by young adults engaging in adulthood roles later in life due to factors such as higher education, job instability, and risky behaviors. the distinguishing features of emerging adulthood, including cognitive, physical, and emotional developments, as well as potential problems young adults may face. Additionally, the document discusses the impact of spirituality and religion on young adults and the importance of assessing spirituality in social work practice.
What you will learn
- How does spirituality impact young adults?
- What are the causes for the shift towards emerging adulthood?
- How does Fowler's Theory of Faith Development apply to emerging adulthood?
- What are the distinguishing features of emerging adulthood?
- What are the potential problems young adults may face during emerging adulthood?
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Development in
Early Adulthood
AGENDA
Options for Reflection Paper #2:
- Come up with your own version of “teenopoly”, or
- Reflect on the teenopology game we’ll play on Friday
NO CLASS WEDNESDAY
Today:
- Emerging adulthood—a new life stage?
IS AGE 30
THE NEW
Continued growth and sexual, cognitive, social and emotional developments
Physical development stabilizes
More sophisticated cognitive processes
Generally achieve autonomy and independence, develop self-identity and
own opinions, values, and beliefs
PROBLEMS: Young adults may experience problems in:
creating or conserving intimate relationships
developing a healthy self-identity, or
maintaining healthy boundaries
Developmental Milestones
Cognitive Development:
More complex and reflective thinking
Able to connect new information to past experiences
Adept at thinking logically and reasonably
Development Milestones
Physical Development:
Optimal physical performance
Some decline beginning toward the end of early adulthood
Bad health habits may be established
Personality and Emotional Development:
Stability of emotional growth
Development of intimate relationships
Establishment of self-identity and independence
Person-First Language
suggests that aspects of a disability are a part of the person but do not define the
person
“person with a disability” replaces “disabled person”
Person who is blind or visually impaired replaces blind person
Child who has autism replaces autistic child or “autistic”
Person who has diabetes replaces diabetic person or just “diabetic”
Consider using “different ability”
“disability-first” language gaining in popularity with some populations
“Name it & be real”
The Individual - Disability
S P I R I T U
A L I T Y
A N D
R E L I G I O
S I T Y
The Individual
Spirituality:
Spirituality may be defined as, “The human search for a sense of meaning,
purpose, and morally fulfilling relations with oneself, other people, the universe,
and the ground of being.” (Canda, 2008, pg. 266)
Religious beliefs may decline with time, though participation in religious
activities tends to increase in young adulthood
Diverse cultures define and experience spirituality differently
Spirituality may be seen as the connection and meaning and individual has with
others, him or herself, and the universe at large
A client’s religious beliefs and spiritual practices impact his or her worldview
Spirituality shapes a person’s view of problems and solutions, and may become
a strength in overcoming obstacles and coping with events
Social workers: assess spirituality as way to understand client’s world view
The Individual
Fowlers Theory of Faith Development:
Stage 1: Primal or Undifferentiated Faith (Birth – 2 years)
Stage 2: Intuitive-Projective Faith (2 – 6 years)
Stage 3: Mythic-Literal Faith (6 – 12 years)
Stage 4: Synthetic-Conventional Faith (12+ years)
Stage 5: Individuative-Reflective Faith (Early Adulthood +)
Stage 6: Conjunctive Faith (Midlife +)
Stage 7: Universalizing Faith (Midlife +)
The Family and Immediate Environment
People’s roles and relationships in a family change
May begin families of their own
Their own parents enter middle and late adulthood
Domestic Violence:
6 Million acts of violence are committed against women each year
Child abuse may have large impacts on the child’s development, especially
as the child enters adolescence and young adulthood
Factors:
Child abuse
Poor family cohesion
Familial substance abuse
Theories: Learning Theory; Strength’s Perspective; Ecological Model
Witnessing domestic violence
Exposure to media violence
Mindfulness
Emerging method of responding to stress and trauma
Shown to have positive impact on thought process, change brain structure and
functioning
Meditation
Attention to a person’s intentional goals
attention to the present moment
attitude of openness and acceptance
10-20 minutes daily shown to have significant impact