elevant lines of inquiry would include those necessary to provide an overview of the CFO's responsibilities and her impression of their operational importance to the company; those necessary to quantify the amount of external stress caused by the adoption and the substance abuse problems of her son; and those designed to identify the source of her egocentric sentiments (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2007) about how she regards his problems as something he is doing to her.

Suggestions to the CFO would include: (1) Maintaining an unrealistic perception about the specific role and operational importance of her responsibilities unnecessarily increases work-related stress above and beyond that which is unavoidably a function of her position and, therefore, accepting a more realistic view in that regard would eliminate work-related stress significantly; (2) Identifying the specific sources of non-work-related stresses often provides a means for addressing them individually to mitigate them as much as possible; and…...

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Gould Adult Development Theory
GOULD'S ADULT DEVELOPMENT THEOY

oger Gould's (1978) theory examines the process through which a young adult leaves his childhood self and enters the world of reality where he sheds the protective shell of the past gradually. The theory charts the stages of consciousness that a person goes through to reach a higher level of understanding about himself and the world around. According to Gould, thus, adulthood is the stage in life that is all about "dismantling the protective devices that gave us an illusion of safety as children (p. 39)."

Gould initially argued that adulthood is composed of some predictable stages of development where a person learns about the myths and shatters them one by one as he goes through life. These sequential stages were as follows:

Leaving the Parents' World (16-22)

Getting into the Adult World (22-28)

Questioning and eexamination (28-34)

Midlife Decade (35-45)

econciliation and Mellowing (43-50)

Stability and Acceptance (50 and over)

During…...

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Mezirow, J. "How Critical Reflection Triggers Transformative Learning." In Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative and Emancipatory Learning, edited by J. Mezirow and Associates, pp. 1-20. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.

Gould, Roger L. (1990). Clinical lessons from adult development theory. In Robert A. Nemiroff & Calvin A. Colarusso (Eds.). New Dimensions in Adult Development, pp. 345-370. New York, NY, USA: Basicbooks, Inc.

Rosenfeld, Anne. Elizabeth Stark; Richard Cohen. The prime of our lives; what seems to mark our adult years most is our shifting perspective on ourselves and our world. Psychology Today, May 1987 v21 p62(9)

And, although there is currently a broad range of exciting opportunities in psychological research and practice that focuses on older adults, there are not enough psychologists to keep up with this growing segment. Therefore there are many exciting opportunities for students in this field today (Geropsychology: It's YOU Future, 2004).
The goal of the America Psychological Association's Committee on Aging (CONA) is to progress the field of psychology as a science and profession. Their goal is to promote human welfare by ensuring that older adults receive the attention of the American Psychological Association. CONA works toward the most constructive development of older adult's scientific understanding of adult development and aging, and the delivery of appropriate psychological services to older persons (Adult Development and Aging, 2009).

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Psychological Association. Web site:

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Geropsychology:It's YOU Future! (2004). etrieved May 3, 2009, from Web site:

http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/student_fact_sheet.pdf

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Aging
The "baby boomers" are getting older, and aging is becoming one of the most important social, economic, and political issues in the United States. Concurrent with the aging process are a slew of physical and psychological health issues. The aging adult, as well as his or her children and grandchildren should expect to be able to care for their elders with compassion and kindness. Among the most important problems that a young person today would expect to face as parents and grandparents grow older include physical health problems like diabetes; bio-psychological diseases like Alzheimer's; and financial and social problems, including affordable health care, affordable housing, and agism. Medical science works around the clock in an attempt to cure or alleviate the symptoms associated with physical diseases related to the aging process such as diabetes. hile many of the physical ailments associated with the aging process can be alleviated through lifestyle…...

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Works Cited

Administration on Aging. Website online at http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Domestic Violence on Children:
What Domestic Violence Can Mean for a Child During Adulthood

When a child or adolescent experiences domestic violence directly or indirectly within the home, the results can become both detrimental and long lived. If a child or adolescent is introduced to domestic violence, they become diagnosed as "at-risk." This term is often used to define the vulnerability to a vast majority of negative outcomes, which can include poverty, substance abuse, early sexual activity, lack of education and intelligence, and repetitive abusive actions (REFERENCE). When in an adolescent state, the child often observes their surroundings, learning to imitate actions and habits they learn from others within the home. While this may be beneficial for low risk families, the learning of actions and habits learned within the home of an at-risk child allows the domestic violence process to repeat itself for another generation. Domestically abused children are at-risk of…...

Adults Moving Home
Although the practice is not new, it is becoming a common trend in twenty-first century America for adults to return home after college or even later in life to live with their parents. This practice breaks with the tradition of young adults living independently when they reach 18 years of age. hile returning home after college has occurred since the early twentieth century, the numbers of adult children moving home has significantly increased since 2007. This development is the result of many factors.

High housing prices, the rising cost of higher education, and the relative affluence of the older generation are among the reasons adult children move to their childhood home to live with their parents. Today almost four in ten adults age sixty or older give money to their adult children while only about 12% get financial help from their offspring. The annual cost of a four-year public…...

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Fingerman, Karen L., Yen-Pi Cheng. Eric D.Wesselmann, Steven Zarit, Frank Furstgenburg, and Kira S. Birditt. "Helecopter Parents and Landing Pad Kids: Intense Parental Support of Grown Children." Journal of Marriage & Family, Vol 74, Issue 4, August 2012: 880-896. EBSOC. Web. 20 April 2013.

Palmer, Kimberly. "The New Parent Trap." U.S. News & World Report, 12 December 2007. Web. 20 April 2013.

Psaty, Kyle. "Adult Children Living at Home Set New Standard for Normalcy." Daily Perk, Perk Street Financial Inc., 5 December 2012. Web. 20 April 2013.

"Survey: Parents Financilly Supporting Their Adult Children." Harris Interactive and National Endowmnent for Financial Education, 2009. Web. 20 April 2013.

Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents Compared with Adult Children of Non-Alcoholic Parents
I Situations Faced by Children of Alcoholic Parent(s)

II ehavior of Children with Alcoholic Parent(s)

II Hypothesis #2

I The Possibility of Developing Alcoholism on ACOA's

II ACOA's have Lower Self-Esteem Compared to Non-ACOA's

Comparing the Differences etween ACOAs and Non-ACOAs in Terms of Social and Intimate Relationships

IV Protective Factors For Resiliency

I Participants

II Instruments

Annotated ibliography

Children of Alcoholics Screening Test

Are You an Alcoholic?

Intimate ond Measure

Emotional and Social Loneliness Scale

Self-Esteem Scale

The family is one of the most important institutions in our society today. It is from our family where we are able to develop ourselves and start the journeys we take in life. Usually, the upbringing of each family member depends on the psychological nature of the other members who are able to provide influence or may have cause effects to the other members. Specific to this is the behavioral nature of the parents.

Among the problems…...

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Common Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents.

Adult Day Care Industry
ABC Adult Day Care will be a mid-sized company, which will provide adult day care services to the residents of Boston. This mid-sized adult care facility will serve adults aged fifty years and above. It will provide community-based day health services for the elderly and disabled. Services offered include living assistance, nursing, therapy, meals, and social activities. Their services will be secure and safe, presenting the elderly with an excellent place where their caring services will be met. ABC Adult Day Care will be a privately held organization headed by its founder, Ben Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson has extensive experience in strategic business planning. His advanced knowledge and interest in business are the driving force behind his business. A few employees who have extensive experience in adult care fields will support the daily operations of the facility. With the rising rate of inflation, many American families struggle to…...

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Bryan, C.J., & Rudd, M.D. (2011). Managing suicide risk in primary care. New York: Springer Pub. Co.

Cooper, P.D. (2010). Health care marketing: A foundation for managed quality. Gaithersburg, Md: Aspen Publishers.

Davis, C. & Lynn, J. (2010). Start your own senior services business: Adult day-care, relocation service, home-care, transportation service, concierge, travel service and more. Irvine, Calif.: Entrepreneur Press.

Fitzpatrick, J.J., Glasgow, A., & Young, J.N. (2013). Managing your practice: A guide for advanced practice nurses. New York: Springer Pub. Co.

This model views literacy as woven into the person's identity, based in turn from his acculturation and participation in his socio-cultural community. Spoken or written communication is understood and appreciated according to who is reading or writing and the context and purpose of the communication. Learners come to the educational setting with individual experiences, perspectives, values and beliefs. They perform tasks subjectively. Their cultural background is, therefore, an essential requirement to teaching functional literacy.
The U.S. Department of Education through the Department of Adult Education and Literacy implements the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. This legislation provides support money for adult literacy and basic education programs. It perceives adult education as that falling below post-secondary level for persons 16 years old and older. Statistics say there are about 51 million American adults in this category. Eligibility was adjusted from 18 to 16 in 1970; approved funding to non-profit organizations…...

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Guy, T. (2006). The adult literacy education systems in the United States. Literacy for Life. Education for All Global Monitoring Report. Retrieved on February 24, 2009 from http://unedoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001462/146281e.pdf

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Newsline. Adult literacy classes improve lives in California communities. Issue 4.

Office of Multifamily Housing Programs: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Adults ith Learning Disabilities
It has been estimated (Adult with Learning Disabilities) 1 that 50-80% of the students in Adult Basic Education and literacy programs are affected by learning disabilities (LD). Unfortunately, there has been little research on adults who have learning disabilities, leaving literacy practitioners with limited information on the unique manifestations of learning disabilities in adults.

One of the major goals of the (Adult with Learning Disabilities) 1 National

Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center (National ALLD Center) is to raise awareness among literacy practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and adult learners about the nature of learning disabilities and their impact on the provision of literacy services. This fact sheet provides: a definition of learning disabilities in adults; a list of common elements found in many useful LD definitions; and a list of areas in which LD may affect life situations of adults.

Background

In 1963, the term "learning disability" (Adult with Learning Disabilities)…...

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http://www.niwl.org/nalldc/ALLDissues.html

Corley, Mary Ann & Taymans, Juliana M. Adults with Learning Disabilities:A Review of Literature

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If we can study these thematic relationships, and understand how persons with disorders are interpreting and judging these relationships, then we can perhaps intercede in those interpretations and judgments by way of thematic relationships that help train people with disorders to respond differently, or to process the relationship in a way that treats them away from cognitive processes that impair them, and towards processing these relationships in ways that help them move forward as healthier adults with a higher or improved quality of life.

Thematic similarity relationships are worthy of further study in adults. There is much room for progress in this regard as an applied science, and we should strive to gain as much clinical and practical information about its usefulness as a therapeutic approach as possible.

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Conference of the Cognitive Science. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

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Second, it suggests that once an appropriate curriculum has been compiled -- one that produces the appropriate results -- then this very same curriculum should produce the same results every time it is employed properly. And third, it suggests that language itself cannot be conceived of as anything other than a response to an external stimulus; therefore, we, as teachers, should not be concerned with the internal, conceptual aspects of learning a language, and only with the observable, verbal responses that our teaching techniques produce. Of course, these stand as direct consequences of accepting the theory of behaviorism within the context of teaching ESL; however, my experience has shown that, if anything, the version of behaviorism that allows for consciousness is the most beneficial for developing an efficient and successful approach towards teaching.
Unfortunately for the theory of behaviorism, this phenomenon is not easily explained without the existence of internal…...

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Adult Depression
It is common for everyone to feel sad for a period of time and such phases tend to phase away after some time. But when such a feeling of sadness and profoundly impacts the daily routine of an individual it is often defined clinically as depression. This form of mental illness tends to happen more in adults compared to children and needs treatment. The consequences of this illness can be serious and sometimes can even lead to suicides if left untreated.

There can be social, psychological, and biological factors behind the development of depression among adults. Stress and strain of daily life or some sad life events can drive an individual to depression. Depression also tends to set in among older adults due to loss of ability to live independently due to a number of factors like limited mobility, frailty, chronic pain or other physical or mental problems. If left…...

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Anderson, N., Heywood-Everett, S., Siddiqi, N., Wright, J., Meredith, J., & McMillan, D. (2015). Faith-adapted psychological therapies for depression and anxiety: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal Of Affective Disorders, 176, 183-196.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.019 

Carter, M. & Reymann, M. (2014). ED use by older adults attempting suicide. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine, 32(6), 535-540.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.02.003 

Griffin, A. (2012). Adult Depression and Anger. Philologia, 4(1).  http://dx.doi.org/10.21061/ph.v4i1.94 

Zivin, K., Wharton, T., & Rostant, O. (2013). The Economic, Public Health, and Caregiver Burden of Late-life Depression. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America, 36(4), 631-649.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2013.08.008

As is stated by Bennett "When teachers accept the goal of developing competencies in multiple systems of standards of perceiving, evaluating, believing and doing, it becomes obvious that knowledge about multiple dialects and languages is part of becoming educated" (p. 297).
While neither educators nor parents can magically erase all cultural and ethnic barriers and inequities, any more than they can resolve all of the communication problems created associated with an increasingly diverse classroom, they can achieve significant results by making a conscious and concerted effort to ensure that every student is treated fairly and in a manner that respects rather than ignores their cultural heritage.

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Baker, M.L., Sigmon, J.N., & Nugent, M.E. (2001). Truancy reduction: Keeping students in school. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 1-14

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Goodman, J.F., (1998, December) Moral descriptors and the assessment of children, Journal of Moral Education 27, 475-487

family is, the stages in the development of a child into an adult, the benefits of early education for a child, and how he develop as a result of this program. Further the paper shall also deal with the eight stages of life as defined by famous psychologists, and how one pass through them; how can an adult feel empowered and in full control of himself; what has he learnt within an early education program, and how can this be coordinated with his family life as such.
'Family' is a social unit that lives together sometimes under one roof, sometimes under several different roofs, but all united by blood ties or familial ties. The primary social group of a family is a set of parents and their children. (Definition of family on the web) There are several issues that are related to the family as a unit, and primary among…...

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## Childhood Experiences and Adult Development

Childhood experiences play a profound role in shaping our adult behaviors and personality traits. The environment in which we are raised, the interactions we have with our caregivers, and the events we experience during our formative years all contribute to the development of our unique characters.

### Attachment Theory

One of the most influential theories on the impact of childhood experiences is attachment theory. Developed by John Bowlby, attachment theory suggests that the quality of a child's early relationships with their caregivers has a lasting impact on their ability to form healthy relationships in adulthood.

Secure attachment, characterized....

1. The Enduring Impact of Early Childhood: Unraveling the Pathways from Preschool to Personality

2. The Blueprint for Adulthood: How Early Experiences Mold Our Behavioral Destiny

3. The Legacy of Childhood: Exploring the Roots of Adult Behavior in Early Life