These are the concepts and the learning objectives for Chapter 13. Read them carefully as part of your preliminary survey of the chapter. Adolescence: Becoming an Adult 1. Define adolescence, and describe the physical changes that mark its beginning.
(pp. 388-390) 2. Describe the moral and cognitive development that occurs during adolescence.
(pp. 390-392) 3. Identify and discuss Erikson's psychosocial stages relevant to adolescence
and adulthood. (pp. 392-393) 4. Identify the major problems of adolescence, and discuss the problem of teenage
suicide. (pp. 394-396)
Early and Middle Adulthood: The Middle Years of Life
5. Define early and middle adulthood, and describe the physical changes that
accompany it.
(pp. 397-398) 6. Discuss the concerns of adulthood that result from demands of society and
the pressures of work, marriage, and family. (pp. 398-400) 7. Describe the roles of males and females in marriage and in the family, specifically
as they relate to the course of adult development. (pp. 400-402)
The Later Years of Life: Growing Old
8. Define old age, the physical changes that accompany it, and the theories
that attempt to account for it. (pp. 403-404) 9. Identify the changes that occur in cognitive ability, intelligence, and
memory during old age. (pp. 404-406) 10. Describe the challenges and changes faced by the elderly in regard to their
social involvement. (pp. 406-407) 11. List and define Kübler-Ross's five stages of adjustment to death.
(pp. 407-408)
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