1. PERSONAL GROWTH &DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 3 – PART 2

2. AGENDA
 Quiz – done!
 Power Point
 Chapter 3 - Projects 1 & 2
 Work on Projects

3. STAGES OF ADULTHOOD
 Erikson’s Stages – a review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdPPXGadRAU
 Early
 Middle
 Late Middle
 Late

4. EARLY ADULTHOOD
 21-34
 There are wide variations in the way people
experience early adulthood
 Erikson’s core struggle: Intimacy versus Isolation
 Emerging adulthood: a distinct period from both
adolescence and young adulthood
 Emerging adulthood offers rich opportunities for
exploring personal identity in the areas of love, work,
and values

5. EARLY ADULTHOOD:
EMERGING ADULTHOOD

9. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
 35-49
 A time of going outside of ourselves
 This can be a time of great productivity
 Erikson’s core struggle: Generativity versus
Stagnation
 When we reach middle age, we come to a
crossroads

11. You know you
are middle aged if….

13. LATE MIDDLE AGE
 50 - 64
 People often think of what they want to do with
the rest of their lives
 There are many positive and creative dimensions
of middle age
 A time to consider new sources of meaning in
our lives
 A time to examine priorities and make new
decisions

16. LATE ADULTHOOD
 65 +
 Erikson’s core struggle: Integrity versus Despair
 Prevalent themes often include loss, loneliness,
dependency, regrets over past events and decisions
 It is essential to challenge the stereotypes of
late adulthood
 The attitude an older person has about aging may be
more important than chronological age

17. STEREOTYPES OF
LATE ADULTHOOD
 What are they?
 Come up with a list in
groups

21. WII!!!!

23. CHALLENGING THE STEREOTYPES OF
LATE ADULTHOOD
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIUHd4qrAG
Q
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUg_-
xI9wmo
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0G7bu4Zw1
8&feature=related
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_gTjBINGTQ

24. CHAPTER 3 – PROJECT 1
 Adulthood Stages – (group)
 Teach us about the stages
 Provide the factual information (power point)
 Provide examples (stories, skits, videos, pictures,
supplemental reading)
 Have us do an activity (something to show us what
you mean, exercise, quiz, discussion)
 Early Adulthood
 Middle Adulthood
 Late Middle Adulthood
 Late Adulthood

26. RESILIENCY
CHARACTERISTICS
 Assertive communication
 Changing faulty or irrational thinking habits
 Healthy diet and exercise
 Expanded support system
 Rational problem solving
 Goal setting & time management
 Sensitivity to your body’s physical symptoms
 Awareness of fight or flight triggers
 Humor
 Relaxation

27. CHAPTER 3 - PROJECT 2
 20 Resilience builders
 Choose 5
 Practice them over the week and weekend
 Reflect on if they were helpful and if they were –
how?
 Will you continue to use them?
 What others would you like to try?
 Can you come up with any others that weren’t
listed?