Category: Adulthood

Individuals who have a disability find it more difficult to transition into adulthood and to function independently, which is why it is important to find factors that can help ease this shift (Arnett, 2007; Galambos, Magill-Evans & Darrah, 2008). A study conducted by Rehm, Fuentes-Afflick, Fisher, and Chesla (2012) found that 29% of teenagers who…

Human development is mapped out throughout the lifespan. The life stage of Middle Adulthood is used to explain individuals aged 40-65 years (Hoffnung et al 2016). This stage of middle adulthood in human development is characterized by aging changes in the body, with cognitive processes involving fluid intelligence decreasing while crystallized intelligence remains. Family and…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, children live in a creative world full of mysteries, but nothing can hurt them. Scout and Jem spent a lot of time making up stories about their lonely neighbor Bu Radley, and they were ecstatic before finding the safety and comfort of their father Atticus. However, as the novel unfolds,…

Saul Mcleod (2014) states that psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud. Freud believed that people could be cured by making conscious their unconscious thoughts and motivations, thus gaining insight. A person with anxiety from traumatic experiences in their childhood may cause problems during adulthood. For example, someone could have been involved in a vehicle accident…

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has gone down in literary history as a timeless classic. It was initially intended for the adult audience, but later became very popular for young adults. The transition between childhood and adulthood is one of the reasons this book has become so pertinent for adolescents. The…

In this paper, I will discuss the adult experiences of three adults during middle adulthood. I will reflect on how everyone has experienced generativity and found meaningfulness in his or her life. I will also discuss my parents experience during middle age. I will conclude using Eriksons theory of psychosocial development as a theoretical framework…

Psychological Adjustments to Aging and Lifestyle The emotional changes that occur during early adulthood can be broken down into stages, each with a progressive effect on the individual. Early adulthood starts as the adolescent realizes they are no longer a child, which introduces a new way of looking at life. As young adult emerges, individuals…

The topic that the author presented was adolescence. The clients name was H. She was 17 years old and was currently in the adolescent stage. The term adolescence meant growing mature by developing and referred to the transition period from childhood to adulthood. The contents that the author would discuss about the clients physical, cognitive,…

There’s a point in your life where you call yourself an adult that’s when you stop breaking down over small things and realized what really matters in your life. When you mentally and emotionally mature you have the ability to handle situations without unnecessarily escalating them. Instead of seeking to blame someone else for their…

What you will learn from this exhibit is how rites of passage were depicted in the Minoan culture, with the help of different artifacts that are associated with these specific events. As in any culture, an adolescent must face a rite of passage to be able to move forward into adulthood. For the males, the…