Two major development periods are during human development are adolescence and emerging adolescence. Well, what is adolescence and emerging adolescence? Adolescence can be defined as a period of discovery before emerging adulthood, and emerging adulthood is ages 18 to 25.
In this paper, I will be discussing 12 concepts of human development such as; puberty, fantasy, better thinking, motivation, closeness within the family, parental monitoring, pre-marital sex, sexual disease, moral reasoning, midlife evaluation, diversity, and self-esteem.
Puberty
I was like hip-hip- hurray! I heard that once my menstruation started it would cause my body to change, and I was willing to find out what changes it would bring about. More so, I wanted to know
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My mom sent me to piano lessons; bought me a guitar; my aunt gave me a piano; I sang on the church choir, and I was very interactive at church. As a matter of fact, my younger brother and I would have singing competitions all the time. I was thinking I am going to be popular, famous, and most of all be a singer. Now, looking back I think I was losing my mind because I do not know what possessed me to think that I was a rising singer; however, at that age there was nothing wrong with fantasizing as I was a child. Today, I may not be a singer, but I am a minister of the gospel. Who would have thought of that, sure not I. Although, I was raised in church my whole life. Even though, my fantasy of singing did not turned out the way I imagined it, it still helped me to dream, and to think how life could be. Fantasizing is not a crime. I still fantasize about things that are yet to come; such as, purchasing a home with a natural spring in the back of it, along with a natural landscape with fruit trees, etc. I do not believe in the impossible. If it is something that I truly want, I work to achieve it. I believe that fantasizing is the beginning of big …show more content…
What if I got pregnant? How would my parents act, oh, I already knew the answer to that one, but I still thought about it? How would people look at me? Even though, I graduated from High School I was still not eighteen. I was only sixteen. I been in church all my life, and I knew that premarital sex was wrong, however, people did it anyhow. As a matter of fact, some of my friends did it and I was curious to find out for myself but my mother and father was crazy. My parents was so crazy that boys were scared to date me, but it did not prevent them from trying. Despite, I did not wait until I got married to have premarital sex. I am happy that I waited until after graduating high school, so I could focus on graduate. In spite of it all, I am happy that my parents was so strict or I would probably be like an old washed up cloth. I believe even now that it is so much better to wait to have sex until after marriage. Although, some may say that “it is easier said than done” it can be
Risk Taking In Late Adolescence: Emerging Adults Adolescence generally refers to a period between the ages of ten and nineteen, filled with numerous radical changes in the human body, primarily physical development which can have an uncompromising impact on our intellectual and psychological development, both in regards to academics and employment. Specifically, puberty and peer relations are the most significant factors that affects in adolescents behavior. The period of adolescence is often referred
to be ready for a lot of responsibilities and to prove ourselves financially, education wise, and relationships but not have proper growth of our adolescence creates problems for us to survive in society. Youngster takes more time to meet the adulthood, which lead to a lack of education, intimacy versus isolation, and effects of the brain growth. Emerging adulthood creates problem for the young men and women to survive in economy without the knowledge. Men and women who went to the schools and have
Physical Development Adolescence is a period rapid phases of human development begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood. During adolescence, young people go through many changes as they move into physical maturity. There are two types of physical changes during adolescence. They are external and internal. External changes are clearly seen and noticed from outside. For example, Increase in height and weight of the body, growth of sexual organs, appearance of moustache and bread in a
Adolescence is the bridge between childhood and adulthood. It is the place in development for a transition. In this time period, adolescent’s social life and relationships develop. Social development occurs throughout a person’s whole lifetime. Social development in adolescence marks the beginning of independence, selective interactions, and conformity. This the time where family relationships can be put to the test as well as seeking independence and adult acknowledgment from parents. Due to the
Introduction To understand adolescence, we must provide its definition, timing, and duration. It’s important to know where it begins and ends and what it entails. Santrock states, “Adolescence ends when culture, affirms one’s entrance into the mainstream of adulthood—we can say that adolescence is the journey of biological adulthood to societal adulthood.” The process is referred to as “second individuation.” It’s a new journey in development that the emerging adolescent looks to express his or
The personality and social development of human is influenced during young adult development stages which are physical, cognitive, and emotional. ( Crandell & Bieger, 1994) ( refer to Figure 1 in Appendix 1). Young adult range from late teens to early twenties. During young adulthood, human’s thought are getting more complex and critical as them intergrate both cognitive and emotional. Young adult are getting to values realtionships and making decisions based on future consequences. ( Aiken, 1998)
within the human lifespan that shape our development or change. These different periods include: infancy, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, middle adulthood, and older adulthood. These periods all come with their own unique advantages and disadvantages. The different periods within the lifespan have concepts, issues, and theories that help us understand how people develop. Emerging adulthood and middle adulthood although a bit later in life can play a key role in our development. This paper
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The purpose of this present study was to examine several empirical studies in the relation to a set of self-esteem variables (ethnic identity, acculturation, and language) and academic achievement of adolescents and emerging adulthood from mainstream United States and three diverse ethnic groups (South Koreans, African Americans and Latinos). The findings and implications of the study including recommendations for future research in this area are discussed. Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement Research
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Though there are some positives about the use of social media and texting, it is absolutely vital that this generation starts to recognize the damage being done to their relationships. The issue with texting and social media is not that is makes humans totally and completely unsocial. Matter of fact, in most cases it comes down to people being too “social.” Technology is purposely created nowadays to allow users to communicate with one another, especially adolescents. There has been vast amounts
lives. Psychologists put forth all their time and effort in understanding the ways of human nature and behaviour, and some have even made ground-breaking research discoveries with significant impacts. Psychologist Erik Erikson, with his experience of adversity along with his prosperous upbringing, managed to create a theory successful enough that not only aids others in understanding the dynamics of development, but that is still being applied in various aspects of modern society. One of the