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According to [[Erik Erikson]]'s stages of human development, first enumerated in ''Childhood and Society'' (1950), a '''young adult''' is generally a person between the ages of 20 and 40, whereas an [[adolescence|adolescent]] is a person between the ages of 13 and 19,<ref>{{citation|title= The Theoretical Basis for the Life Model-Research And Resources On Human Development|publisher=|url= http://www.lifemodel.org/download/Model%20Building%20Appendix.pdf|accessdate= 2009-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title= PSY 345 Lecture Notes - Ego Psychologists, Erik Erikson|publisher=|url= http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/ewaters/345/2007_erikson/2006_erikson.pdf|accessdate= 2009-08-11}}</ref> although definitions and opinions can vary. The young adult stage in human development precedes [[middle age|middle adulthood]]. A person in the middle adulthood stage is between the ages of 40 and 65. In [[old age|maturity]], a person is 65 years old or older.<ref name="Martin Briner">Martin Briner, [http://www.dean.usma.edu/math/activities/cape/Constructivism/501erik.htm Erik Erikson page], 1999, on Briner's [http://www.dean.usma.edu/math/activities/cape/Constructivism/501learn.htm site about learning theories], USMA Department of Mathematical Sciences, Center for Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), United States Military Academy at West Point. Accessed 24 November 2006.</ref> |
According to [[Erik Erikson]]'s stages of human development, first enumerated in ''Childhood and Society'' (1950), a '''young adult''' is generally a person between the ages of 20 and 40, whereas an [[adolescence|adolescent]] is a person between the ages of 13 and 19,<ref>{{citation|title= The Theoretical Basis for the Life Model-Research And Resources On Human Development|publisher=|url= http://www.lifemodel.org/download/Model%20Building%20Appendix.pdf|accessdate= 2009-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title= PSY 345 Lecture Notes - Ego Psychologists, Erik Erikson|publisher=|url= http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/ewaters/345/2007_erikson/2006_erikson.pdf|accessdate= 2009-08-11}}</ref> although definitions and opinions can vary. The young adult stage in human development precedes [[middle age|middle adulthood]]. A person in the middle adulthood stage is between the ages of 40 and 65. In [[old age|maturity]], a person is 65 years old or older.<ref name="Martin Briner">Martin Briner, [http://www.dean.usma.edu/math/activities/cape/Constructivism/501erik.htm Erik Erikson page], 1999, on Briner's [http://www.dean.usma.edu/math/activities/cape/Constructivism/501learn.htm site about learning theories], USMA Department of Mathematical Sciences, Center for Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), United States Military Academy at West Point. Accessed 24 November 2006.</ref> |
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==Health== |
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Young adults are generally in good health, subject neither to [[disease]] nor the problems of [[senescence]]. |
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Biological function and [[Physical fitness|physical performance]] reach their peak from 20-35 years of age, waning after 35. [[Strength]] peaks around 25 years of age, plateaus through 35 or 40 years of age, and then declines. [[Flexibility]] also decreases with age throughout adulthood. However, there are large individual differences and a fit 40-year-old may outcompete a sedentary 20-year-old. <ref> |
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{{cite journal | last = Shephard | first = Roy J. | title = Aging and Exercise | journal = Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine and Science | publisher = T.D.Fahey | date= 7 March 1998 | url = http://www.sportsci.org/encyc/agingex/agingex.html | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref> |
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Women reach their peak [[fertility]] in their early 20s. <ref>[ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001191.htm Infertility] Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia Update Date: 5/15/2006 Updated by: Melanie N. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMedHealthcare Network. </ref> Assuming unprotected intercourse with a man of the same age, women aged 19-26 have about a 50% chance of becoming [[pregnant]] during a given [[menstrual cycle]], compared with 40% in the 27-34 age group and below 30% for women 35-39. <ref name=infertile>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/30/MN182697.DTL Study speeds up biological clocks: Fertility rates dip after women hit 27] Carl T. Hall, San Francisco Chronicle April 30, 2002 |
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In [[developed countries]], [[mortality rate]]s for the 18-40 age group are typically very low. Men are more likely to die at this age than women, particularly in the 18-25 group: reasons include [[car accidents]] and [[suicide]]. Mortality statistics among men and women level off during the late twenties and thirties, due in part to good health and less [[recklessness (psychology)|risk-taking behavior]]. <ref> {{cite web | title = Life Expectancy Profiles | work = | publisher = BBC | date= 6 June 2005 | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3784854 | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref> |
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[[Cancer]] is much less common in young than in older adults. <ref>{{cite web | title = UK cancer mortality statistics by age| publisher = Cancer Research UK | month= May | year= 2007| url = http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/mortality/age/ | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref> |
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Exceptions are [[testicular cancer]], [[cervical cancer]], and [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]. <ref>{{cite web | title = Cancers at a glance | publisher = Cancer Research UK | month= May | year= 2007| url = http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerandresearch/cancers/ | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref> |
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In [[sub-Saharan Africa]], [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] has hit the early adult population particularly hard. According to a [[United Nations]] report, AIDS has significantly increased mortality of between ages 20 to 55 for African males and 20 to 45 for African females, reducing the [[life expectancy]] in South Africa by 18 years and in Botswana by 34 years. <ref>{{cite paper | author = Ngom, Pierre and Clark, Samuel | title = Adult Mortality In The Era Of HIV/AIDS: Sub-Saharan Africa | publisher = Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Secretariat | date= 18 August 2003 | url = http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/adultmort/CLARK_Paper3.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 2007-06-26 }}</ref> |
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==Early adulthood== |
==Early adulthood== |
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Revision as of 14:58, 13 November 2009
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- For other uses, see young adult.
According to Erik Erikson's stages of human development, first enumerated in Childhood and Society (1950), a young adult is generally a person between the ages of 20 and 40, whereas an adolescent is a person between the ages of 13 and 19,[1][2] although definitions and opinions can vary. The young adult stage in human development precedes middle adulthood. A person in the middle adulthood stage is between the ages of 40 and 65. In maturity, a person is 65 years old or older.[3]
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Early adulthood
According to Erikson, the young adult stage involves the personal need for intimacy and sex. Failure to achieve this need results in isolation, which is avoided, and as a result the young adult strives for love and compassion. The young adult learns that love and compassion may get him what he wants.
In modern societies, young adults in their late teens and early 20s encounter a number of issues as they finish school and begin to hold full-time jobs and take on other responsibilities of adulthood.
Settling down
After the upheaval of the early 30s, the middle to late 30s (roughly ages 34-39) are often characterized by settling down. People in their 30s may increase the financial and emotional investments they make in their lives. Many have been employed long enough to gain promotions and raises. They often become more focused on advancing their careers and gaining stability in their personal lives. They may have started a family.
See also
References
- ^ The Theoretical Basis for the Life Model-Research And Resources On Human Development (PDF), retrieved 2009-08-11
- ^ PSY 345 Lecture Notes - Ego Psychologists, Erik Erikson (PDF), retrieved 2009-08-11
- ^ Martin Briner, Erik Erikson page, 1999, on Briner's site about learning theories, USMA Department of Mathematical Sciences, Center for Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), United States Military Academy at West Point. Accessed 24 November 2006.