Adulthood

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This paper looks at theories of relating to adulthood that explain how the transformation from one stage of adulthood to another can be just as significant as moving from childhood to adulthood. It explains that, just as a child may encounter difficulties as he or she progresses toward adulthood, adults may encounter difficulties as they face each new stage in adult life.

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"According to Lucas and Kuhner (1999), development is the process of creating meaning out of the events we experience. The meanings we develop are influenced and restricted by how we perceive those events, and so is subjective. Our perceptions will not exactly match those of others and we may perceive similar events in markedly different ways depending on a number of variables including our individual traits, our prior experiences, and how we perceived and interpreted those events. Thus over time, each person develops his or her own individual lens (Lucas and Kuhner, 1999) through which subsequent events will be viewed. This is an ongoing process that occurs throughout the adult's life."

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