Developmental Psychology

Early adulthood (social criteria, aspects of the identity, emerging adulthood concept)

The goals of the lecture IX
To identify markers of adulthood

To describe briefly process of transition from adolescence to adulthood (special focus on emerging adulthood)

To identify changes in physical development in young adults

To briefly characterize cognitive changes in early adulthood

To basically outline the sexuality in early adulthood

To briefly describe the development of identity in early adulthood

Summarize the overall physical growth

To explain personality in adulthood (special focus on Five-factor model)

To explain attachment in young adulthood

To describe the factors that influence parenting


Text 1: Early adulthood

Lally, Martha, & Valentine-French, S. (2017). Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective (Second Edition). Martha Lally, Suzanne Valentine-French.(chapter 7)

Textbook can be found on: http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/LifespanDevelopment.pdf

Compulsory reading: pp. 3,4,7,9,15,24,28,35-39,41-42,57-59


Questions before Reading:


Questions after Reading:

Are you able to describe the concept of emerging adulthood (author, key features, age span, etc.) ?

What are the markers of becoming an adult in western society?

What are the specific changes in cognitive development?

Are you able to describe Five-Factor Model of personality?

Lally, Martha, & Valentine-French, S. (2017). Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective (Second Edition). Martha Lally, Suzanne Valentine-French.(chapter 7)
PDF ke stažení