Ruth A White: Middle Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, And Early Childhood

This report is based on the like history of Ruth A White. I am going to talk about her life journey from young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Ruth who is 70 years old and she live with her husband. As she was growing up try to fit into the roles she desire to fit into. And at the time she was seeking from her partners but also fear rejection and tends to start feeling isolated. All she wanted was for someone to love and care for her. She said that during this time she eager on meeting people and establishing a solid group of friends as well as a network that will boost her careers. She was able to find identities and was willing to enter committed relationships and that is how she met Richard White her husband. As Erikson projected in his theory once identities have been established, marriage and close relationships are entered into, and emotional bonds develop that can ask for sacrifices and other demands. And that is what happens to this two loving couple.

In terms of physical growth and development, Ruth was in the prime of her life. Her organs and systems are all operating at peak efficiency in her young adulthood, roughly ages 20 to 40. Her whole body's internal organs and body systems have reached maturity and are at peak operation in terms of her strength and efficiency. According to her she said by the time she was in her mid-twenties, she reached her full height of 5 feet 8 inches. Her body has grown, and her physical potential was set. She said she took advantage of that by eating correctly and by working out to get stronger. At this time in life when she reaches her peak physically. The growth spurt that came during puberty set the ground work for what she is capable of becoming as a young adult. Her...

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...aid the values at this stage are set and solid and nothing can change the thought process or the sensitivity with which she now views the world. According Erik Erikson theory every individual may have different experiences in childhood that will mark their journey into adulthood and experiences of social development into adulthood. As such, the process of social development is different for each individual, and it is not necessary that you be able to identify with every stage in life.

I will say this was a wonderful experience for me to interview Ruth as I know that each and every one of us has to go through all this different stages in life. I am only 23 years old and I am still trying to find a commitment relationship that I can be happy with like Ruth and Richard did. I really did admire their lives history and I am glad to have this chance to write this report.