Comparison of Data With the Adult Stages
...d to see it in everybody else in order to really come to terms with it myself." Through out the extensive research I have done in the past weeks, I have come to several conclusions in using Erikson’s psychosocial development theory. There are three stages to adulthood. The first age group is Young Adulthood, often called Intimacy vs. Isolation, that falls between the ages of 19 and 40. The second age group is Middle Adulthood, often called Generativity vs. Stagnation, that falls between the ages of 40 and 65. The final age group is Maturity, often called Ego Integrity vs. Despair. With the data from my interviews, I have found that with Young Adults, Erikson’s theory is very correct. Adults that are between the ages of 19 and 40 consider love relat...