Psychological Adjustments, Relationships, and Habits in Adulthood

This paper explores the psychological adjustments that individuals undergo during early (20-40 years) and middle (40-65 years) adulthood, focusing on how social and intimate relationships evolve and change over time. It examines the choices people face regarding career, education, relationships, and lifestyle. The essay discusses the significance of friendships, marriage, and the development of intimacy during early adulthood, as well as the shifts in roles and commitments that occur in middle adulthood, including parenthood and career. It highlights the impact of healthy and unhealthy habits, such as alcohol consumption and smoking, on immediate and future health outcomes. The paper emphasizes the importance of adopting healthy practices early in life, such as maintaining a healthy diet and engaging in physical activity, for overall well-being and successful navigation of the challenges associated with aging and lifestyle changes. The paper is based on peer-reviewed sources and follows APA guidelines.

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Psychology

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Social and intimate relationships evolve and change during early and middle adulthood
Psychological adjustments are required for aging and lifestyle which occur during the different
phases of life of a person. The various roles are played by an individual during early and middle
adulthood. During the early and middle adulthood, the social and intimate relationship change
with the change in the attitude and behavior. Early adulthood includes the age of 20-40 and
middle adulthood includes the ages of 40-65. During early adulthood, people mainly confront the
choices regarding occupations, educations, relationships, living environment, and independence.
Social and intimate relationships include the interpersonal relationship which includes physical
and emotional intimacy (Quinn and Harden, 2013). During early adulthood, people are more
towards making social and intimate relationships. Early adulthood includes many changes during
this period. It is the period when the college finishes and career begins of people and people are
considered as at their best during early adulthood, mentally and physically. Early adulthood
revolves around intimate relationships with others. Early adulthood includes the age of
friendships and marriage. Friendship is considered as important for sharing feelings and
emotional support.
The more serious and committed relationship begins during early adulthood. It leads to
cohabitation, joint parenthood, and marriage. Early adulthood includes intimacy versus isolation.
Attraction and love begin during the early adulthood in which the proximity is included for the
development of relationships. In middle adulthood, the life of family and relationships begins in
which the relationships include the intimate, marriage and happiness. It includes the importance
of beginning and establishing relationships. The lifestyle which is chosen during early adulthood
is followed in middle adulthood. It includes the challenge of generativity and self-absorption. It
includes production, caring and cooperation begin (Zheng, et al., 2017).
Role changes that occur during early and middle adulthood
During early and middle adulthood, the roles of people change with the change in behavior and
attitude. Middle adulthood includes the role of the ability for creating an effective and
independent life. The needs and wants change during early and middle adulthood. Parenthood is
involved in middle adulthood which includes long-lasting commitments (Liang, et al., 2018).
The role of a person who is played during early adulthood is self-dependent, beginning of

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maturity, and development of senses where in middle adulthood, the role of parenthood and
maturity is required to be played for making effective decisions. There are factors that influence
cognitive development, In early adulthood, the individual is majorly concerned with the ability to
sharing intimacy and seeks for forming relationships and finding intimate love. In this, the long
term relationships are formed and the young adults face the changes in career decisions. Choices'
concerns include marriages and family and people face the issue of divorce, intelligence,
personality, and attractiveness. Socioeconomic status is affected during early adulthood in which
the income is considered as the career selection for achievement, recognition, and satisfaction. In
middle adulthood, the necessary concern is developing a genuine concern for the future
generations and contributing to the family and work (Allemand, et al., 2015). The major role
which is played during middle adulthood is accepting and adjust the physiological change. It
requires to reach and maintain the satisfaction in own occupation and requires to adjust and care
for the aging parents. It requires to develop leisure life activities. The perspectives of people are
different in different situations.
During early adulthood, the various development takes place and the necessary decisions are
taken by the young adults which are related to the leaving and thinking out of the box. Young
adults are required to choose a career for education and require to set the goals, abilities, and
interests. In middle adulthood, the changes which appear include the facing transitions
(Reichborn-Kjennerud, et al., 2015).
The immediate and future impact of healthy and unhealthy habits practiced during early
and middle adulthood
During early adulthood, the major unhealthy practices are adopted by an individual. The choices
of lifestyles changes from early to middle adulthood. During early adulthood, the unhealthy habit
which is adopted by young adults includes the consumption of alcohol and it is considered as an
unhealthy practice that affects the life of an individual in the future. If during early adulthood,
the healthy habit is adopted by an individual, it will directly impact the career in the future. The
consumption of alcohol impacts immediately and majorly affects health in the future (Fraley, et
al., 2013). Smoking habit is considered an unhealthy habit in early adulthood which is dangerous
for immediate as well as future health. The unhealthy practice during the early adulthood of

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obesity, lack of exercise creates costly consequences in life. The adoption of healthy practice
effectively benefits in the future. People who effectively maintain a healthy lifestyle from young
adulthood like daily physical activity will help an individual to remain in the category of low risk
during middle adulthood. People are required to adopt a healthy lifestyle during early adulthood
for health and leisure middle adulthood (Allemand, et al., 2017). It is necessary for people to
work hard and think about the future and career from early adulthood. Positive behavior is
necessary for an individual for maintaining an effective relationship with society. A healthy diet
must be adopted in practice for maintaining health as it will help in maintaining health. It is
required for an individual to invest in health and well-being in early adulthood (Meeus, et al.,
2010).
Early adulthood includes the period for reaching to the peak physical and psychological
development. Unhealthy practice impacts the life of an individual immediately and in the future
in a manner during the early and middle adulthood. Health habits during the early adulthood
impact the health in future which requires to establish life-long behavior. An individual requires
to develop healthy habits during an early age for getting benefits in the future. It is analyzed that
the habits which are developed during an early age are different to change later (Gjerde, et al.,
2015).

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