Gerald was diagnosed with ADHD at an early age. Throughout school he had extreme academic difficulties, though he excelled at art. When he graduated from high school he started a career as an artist and quickly began to sell his work and achieved critical acclaim. As an adult he was experiencing life success even though he still had symptoms of ADHD. Which general principle of developmental psychopathology does this example best illustrate?

Life may be better or worse in adulthood.

Explanation:

Developmental psychology may be defined as the field of psychology that studies the development pattern of the different psychological disorders like depression and schizophrenia.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in which the individual loses the ability of self control. The adulthood condition affects the psychological development of individual. The individual emotions, thought and self confidence help him to make his life better or it may also badly affect the life. Gerald art talent help him to make his life better and excel in life.

Thus, the answer is life may be better or worse in adulthood.