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  1. STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT—PSYCHOSOCIAL STAGE: intimacy versus isolation.
  2. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT (see also Chapter 7. Physiological Integrity)
    1. At the height of bodily vigor.
    2. Maximum level of strength, muscular development, height, and cardiac and respiratory capacity; also, period of peak sexual capacity for men.
  3. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
    1. Close to peak of intelligence, memory, and abstract thought.
    2. Maximum ability to solve problems and learn new skills.
  4. SOCIALIZATION
    1. Has a vision of the future and imagines various possibilities for self.
    2. Defines and tests out what can be accomplished.
    3. Seeks out a mentor to emulate as a guiding, though transitional, figure; the mentor is usually a mixture of parent, teacher, and friend who serves as a role model to support and facilitate the developing vision of self.
    4. Grows from a beginning to a fuller understanding of own authority and autonomy.
    5. Transfers an interest into an occupation or profession; crucial work choice may be made after one has knowledge, judgment, and self-understanding, usually at the end of young adulthood; when the choice is deferred beyond these years, valuable time is lost.
    6. Experiments with and chooses a lifestyle.
    7. Forms mature peer relationships with the opposite sex.
    8. Overcomes guilt and anxiety about the opposite sex and learns to understand the masculine and feminine aspects of self, as well as the adult concept of roles.
    9. Learns to take the opposite sex seriously and may choose someone for a long-term relationship.
    10. Accepts the responsibilities and pleasures of parenthood.