Adolescence: 11–18 yrs |
Early Adulthood: 18–34 yrs |
Middle Adulthood: 35–60 yrs |
Late Adulthood: 61 yrs–death |
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Identity construction Family functioning Peer relations Academic achievement |
Role transitions Partner selection Motherhood Divorce Career choices and success Economic status |
Marital status Late childbearing or “empty nest” Caring for aging parents Grandparenthood Career success and/or change Economic stability |
Widowhood/divorce Remarriage Losses Extended family and friends Retirement Economic security |
- Problems of drug addiction, alcoholism and smoking results in various diseases such as liver damage, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, peptic ulcer, hypertension, ischemic heart diseases etc.]