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Peer reviewedHershenson, David B. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Discusses Erickson's and Maslow's empirically based formulations of healthy development. Through integration of their systems, six trends are derived: survival, growth, communication, recognition, mastery, and understanding. Trends relate to self-functions, interpersonal functioning, and task performance. Relates trends to three aspects of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedWortley, David B.; Amatea, Ellen S. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Presents a conceptual framework for organizing existing ideas about adult change. Discusses common themes in adult development theory and suggests uses and limitations of adult developmental theory. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adults, Behavior Theories
Peer reviewedThomas, Marilyn L.; Kuh, George D. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Identifies the common elements from three popular adult development theories (Gould, Levinson et al., and Sheehy). Synthesizes these elements into a framework for describing development during the young adult years. Defines the concept of developmental transition. Discusses the implications of a composite adult development framework for helping…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
