Maturing Physically and Emotionally
Stages of Adulthood
Marriage
Parenthood
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What is physical maturity?
The state at which the physical body and all its organs are fully developed.
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How many different stages of adulthood are there?
Three.
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What makes a successful marriage?
Communication, emotional maturity, and values and interests.
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Why is teen parenthood a really bad idea?
Teen parenthood can lead to financial difficulties, restrictions on education and career plans, emotional stress, and limitations on social and personal life.
100
Distinguish between emotional and physical maturity.
Emotional maturity is when a person can receive/give love, have healthy relationships, and can face reality. Physical maturity is when your body and all organs are fully developed.
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What is emotional maturity?
The state at which the mental and emotional capabilities of an individual are fully developed.
200
What is young adulthood?
This stages lasts from age 19 to age 40. The goal here is to develop intimacy. Someone in young adulthood will try to develop close personal relationships and may decide to get married and start a family.
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What may cause problems in marriages?
Differences in spending/saving habits, conflicting loyalties involving friends and family, lock of communication and/or intimacy, jealously, infidelity, lack of attention, decisions involving children, and abusive tendencies.
200
How does unconditional love help a child?
It helps a child thrive by meeting said child's basic needs.
200
What is the big idea?
During adulthood, individuals may choose to get married and become parents.
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At what age do most people reach physical maturity?
Late adolescence or their early twenties.
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What is middle adulthood?
This stage lasts from age 40 to age 65. The goal of this stage is to feel like you have contributed to society. People in this stage look outside themselves and cares for others.
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What percentage of teen marriages end in divorce?
60%.
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What does it mean to be self-directed?
To be able to make correct decisions about behavior when adults are not present to enforce the rules.
300
What is the main idea of marriage?
Marriage is a commitment to share your life with another person.
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What are the characteristics of an emotionally mature person?
They have positive attitudes and goals. They're able to give and receive love, have the ability to face and deal with reality, and have the capacity to learn from life experiences.
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What is late adulthood?
The stage that lasts from age 65 until death. The goal here is to feel satisfied with life. A person in this stage tries to understand the meaning and purpose of life.
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How should a conflict be resolved?
Fairly, without damaging the self-esteem of either person. There should be trust and respect.
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How do values help children?
They help children develop strong character and the ability to resist negative influences they may encounter. Values can also help children become happy, productive, and mature adults.
400
What is the main idea of parenthood?
Parenting demands many added responsibilities.
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What truly makes someone an adult?
Emotional maturity, not physical maturity.
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What is each stage of adulthood characterized by?
Its own accomplishments and association with a goal that involves a person's relationship with other people.
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What is marital adjustment?
How well a person adjusts to marriage and to a spouse.
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What is adoption? Foster care?
Adoption is the legal process of taking a child of other parents as one's own. Foster children are placed temporarily into a home to be taken care of.
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What factors determine how well a person will adjust to marriage?
Communication, emotional maturity, and values and interests.
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