Social and moral development occur with the adolescent focusing on problems of identity. Define adolescence, and describe the physical changes that mark its beginning. Describe the moral and cognitive development that occurs during adolescence. Identify and discuss Erikson's psychosocial stages relevant to adolescence and adulthood. Identify the major problems of adolescence and how they tend to be resolved, and discuss the problem of teenage suicide.
Some people experience a mid-life crisis, but most pass through middle age easily.
Define adulthood, and describe the physical changes that accompany it. Discuss the concerns of adulthood that result from the demands of society and the pressures of work. Describe the roles of males and females in marriage and in the family, specifically as they relate to the course of adult development. One of the more difficult transitions is that of facing the prospects of death. Define old age, the physical changes that accompany it, and the theories that attempt to account for it.