William was one of those college guys who didn't know what he wanted to do, and at the time wasn't distressed about that. Being
older in terms of his career development has him worried because, according to Levinson, by age 40, a man should have:Multiple Choice:a. reached a stable point in his career.b. just started to determine his goals.c. just formed a dream about his future.d. come to grips with the conflict of being attached to others versus being separated from them.
Levinson described in his theory of Positive Adult Development the different stages for a person to mature and the expected changes that may happen at particular times during life. Considering that for psychology, early to middle adulthood is defined between the ages of 20-40, Levinson studied in general terms that during these years, it would be expected of a person to be reaching a stable point in their career, just as well as coming to grips of being attached to family members or others vs being separated and pursuing self-development. Contrary to this, would be a person who would just be starting to determine goals or forming a dream/idea about his/her future.
