1. Early Adulthood

2. Cognitive Development
Piaget’s Formal Operation stage
Postformal thought
Perry’s theory-dualistic thinking-dividing information
Relativistic thinking-not absolute truth but multiple truths

3. Schaie’s theory
Acquisitive stage (childhood and adolescence)-knowledge acquisition
Achieving stage-(early adulthood)
People must adapt their cognitive skills to situations that profound effect on long-term goals
Focus on applying knowledge to everyday life

4. Physical Changes Change in lifestyle
Stress
Hypertension
Heart disease
Substance abuse
Smoking
Alcohol
obesity
Focus on exercise and diet for healthy lifestyle

5. Immune system
T cells-form in the born marrow and mature in the thymus and attack antigens
The immune system increases during adolescence and decreases after 20 years of age

6. Reproduction Increase of first births in women in 30s
Age affects male reproductive capacity especially after 40

7. Selecting a vocation Fantasy period Tentative period Realistic period
Gender stereotypes-table 13.2

8. Emotional Development
Table 14.1
Intimacy vs. isolation
Careers
Intimacy
Age 30 transition
Social clock
Mate selection

9. More Emotional Development
Friendships
Leaving home
Starting families
Parenthood
Divorce
Childlessness
Establishing a career