Six Adult Life Tasks

Adult Life Tasks:

Identity
Intimacy
Career Consolidation
Generativity
Keeper of the Meaning
Integrity

- By George E. Vaillant, M.D.. Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development, 2002. 

Erick Erikson in the 1940's contended that adult development passes through the four stages of "Identity vs. Identity Diffusion," "Intimacy vs. Isolation," "Generativity vs. Stagnation," and "Integrity vs. Despair."

Hypertext Documents by Mike Garofalo:

Aging Well  

How to Live a Good Life: Advice from Wise Persons