ll be viewed. This is an ongoing process
             that occurs throughout the adult's life.
             Some writers on this topic postulate that adolescence and adulthood
             has developmental stages much like those described by Piaget and Kohlberg
             for children. These authors focus on the developmental stages of
             adulthood, recognizing that adulthood involves the continuation of new
             challenges, and not one static end state (Lucas and Kuhner, 1999). Just as
             children integrate prior developmental milestones into themselves as they
             move on to a new developmental level, adults continue to grow and evolve,
             integrating prior experiences and knowledge into themselves as they face
             This can be called "lifespan developmental psychology (Baltes et.
             al., 1999). This approach to evaluating life at all points of the lifespan
             includes the prior evolution of the individual, and asserts that
             development involves three developmental goals: "growth, maintenance, and
             regulation of loss" (Baltes et. al., 1999). The authors point out that
             these stages do not occur at equal significance levels at all ages, and
             that maintenance and regulation of loss become more significant as an
             individual ages (Baltes et. al., 1999). They define "growth" as
             activities and behaviors that increase the person's ability to function and
             adapt. By maintenance, they mean behaviors that either nurture and support
             the person's ability to function, or that restore the ability to cope after
             significant loss. Adaptation remains a challenge throughout life, and as a
             person ages, may become an important function as the individual loses
             resources such as finances or people important to them (Baltes et. al.,
             1999). Presumably, the ability to adapt would also be important as an
             individual faced the problem of declining health.
             These issues are especially important to society now because the
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