Adolescence and Adulthood
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Adolescence and Adulthood
Laura L Crabtree
PSY 202
July 3, 2011
Thea Lawton
Adolescence and Adulthood
Adolescence is one of the most confusing and trying times for both the child and their parents. At age thirteen is when a child enters adolescences and they start to experience according to Erikson the fifth stage of psychosocial development known as identity vs. role confusion. During this stage, a time of major testing, people try to determine what is unique about them. They attempt to discover who they are, what their strengths are, and what kinds of roles they are best suited to play for the rest of their lives—in short, their identity. I remember when I was about this age I discover that I was a very strong willed individual, and I had a very big heart. I began to realize that I had a small network of good friends and that I was very good at causing trouble. My role in life varied as I was already working as close to full time as I could get by the time I was 14. During this time in my life I was exposed to lots of temptations such as sex, drugs, and other activities that were not at all legal. I must say that I did not give into to the peer pressure I came in contact with because I was a strong willed person I only did the things I wanted to. Most the time I would just simply find something else to do or tell people that I was not interested for whatever reason. I will say that I did choose to do a lot of things that I now can see the reasoning for why my mom did not want me to do however I still think that I made wise decisions back then.
As we grow into adulthood there are varies changes that people go through from physical to social and cognitive. The physical changes become very obvious the body starts to decline and shows signs of wear and tear i.e. hair thins, skin shrivels, and mental processes and memory decline. Socially older adults were thought to withdraw from society but researchers are finding that is not the case at all...
Laura L Crabtree
PSY 202
July 3, 2011
Thea Lawton
Adolescence and Adulthood
Adolescence is one of the most confusing and trying times for both the child and their parents. At age thirteen is when a child enters adolescences and they start to experience according to Erikson the fifth stage of psychosocial development known as identity vs. role confusion. During this stage, a time of major testing, people try to determine what is unique about them. They attempt to discover who they are, what their strengths are, and what kinds of roles they are best suited to play for the rest of their lives—in short, their identity. I remember when I was about this age I discover that I was a very strong willed individual, and I had a very big heart. I began to realize that I had a small network of good friends and that I was very good at causing trouble. My role in life varied as I was already working as close to full time as I could get by the time I was 14. During this time in my life I was exposed to lots of temptations such as sex, drugs, and other activities that were not at all legal. I must say that I did not give into to the peer pressure I came in contact with because I was a strong willed person I only did the things I wanted to. Most the time I would just simply find something else to do or tell people that I was not interested for whatever reason. I will say that I did choose to do a lot of things that I now can see the reasoning for why my mom did not want me to do however I still think that I made wise decisions back then.
As we grow into adulthood there are varies changes that people go through from physical to social and cognitive. The physical changes become very obvious the body starts to decline and shows signs of wear and tear i.e. hair thins, skin shrivels, and mental processes and memory decline. Socially older adults were thought to withdraw from society but researchers are finding that is not the case at all...