Psychology – Adolescence and Adulthood Adolescence – a transition period from childhood to adult hood‚ extending from puberty to adulthood Physical Development 1) Puberty: a period of sexual maturation during which one first becomes capable of reproducing a) Primary Sex Organs develop * Body structures that make sexual reproduction possible‚ e.g. ovaries‚ testes‚ penis b) Secondary Sex Organs develop * Non-reproductive sexual characteristics‚ e.g. enlarged breasts‚ hips‚ facial
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Brianna Kim September 29‚ 2011 4A The Change to Adulthood People’s transition into adulthood is the moment when they are most confused about the changes in their life and the unique and very different adult world; they need people to support and guide them through the evolution. They begin to feel that they need to have a sense of identity‚ and the type of people they relate themselves with help them to realize where they fit in the more mature adult world. In
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Adolescence and Adulthood Stages Adolescence transitions into adulthood‚ a stage that an individual will remain in for the rest of their time on the Earth. Though the transition exists it may be important to remember that many changes still occur in adolescence‚ changes which allow for an individual to become an adult. Once the adult stage of life has been reached it can be broken down into three modes which give us early‚ middle‚ and late adulthood. As with other stages and periods of life
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the world shape who people become. Everyone makes mistakes‚ they try to learn from them and try to move on and not dwell on the past. One’s mistakes and the experiences that people go through in life shape the person that they become. In the Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger shows‚ various characters‚ events and symbols that illustrate Holden Caulfield’s struggles to accept his inevitable transition into adulthood. Multiple people in the novel show and explain to Holden that there is more
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Middle Adulthood In the early 1900’s‚ the average life expectancy was forty-seven; however‚ medical advances now allow for the average life-span to last well into a person’s sixties. As a result of people living longer‚ it has now become an area for professionals to study life during the later age periods. The ages thirty to fifty-five are called middle adulthood and people are no longer restricted by parents or society and follow career paths of their choosing. It is a time where people socialize
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Late Adulthood (age 60 80) During this closing period in the life span of human beings‚ people tend to "move away" from previous more desirable periods often known as "usefulness". Age sixty is usually considered the dividing line between middle and old age. It is the time where you are considered an "elderly"- meaning somewhat old or advanced beyond middle age. Period of decline comes partly from physical and partly psychological factors. The physical cause of decline is a change
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Adulthood and Growing Up: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Humanities and Culture Natalie Goldman WGU 07/14/2014 Adulthood and Growing Up: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Humanities and Culture One of the most fundamental themes in art and culture is the development of the individual from childhood and adolescence‚ into adulthood. This transformation from a boy or girl‚ to a man or woman is one of the most essential and significant themes that run through the gamut of any
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The complexity of frailty is dynamic conditions leading to vulnerabilities‚ and it has significantly impacted on the multi-dimensions of health in older adults. Notably‚ evidence shows that physical decline and disability are the vital key component in developing frailty1‚2‚8‚26‚32‚33. Considering for antecedents and risk factors of frailty‚ it can simply classify as intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors which have impacted on developing frailty equally. For intrinsic factors‚ the personal characteristics
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Name: Course: Tutor: Date: During the early stages of growth‚ this being from birth to twelve years‚ one is considered a child. Parents and teachers play a particularly significant role in teaching the child the way of life. However‚ after thirteen years a child is no longer referred to as a child but a grown young adult. Although one does not stop learning at this age‚ one is considered to know the difference between wrong and right which are the foundations of
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Adolescence and Late Adulthood Adolescence‚ the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood‚ is marked by the onset of puberty‚ the point at which sexual maturity occurs. The age at which puberty begins has implications for the way people view themselves and the way others see them. One of the most important stages during adolescence is the psychosocial development stage. Psychosocial development encompasses the way people’s understanding of themselves‚ one another‚ and the world around
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