Difference Between Two Life Stages

This essay will briefly discuss the difference between two different life stages. A life stage is defined by different developmental phases that an individual encounters over the course of their life. The two life stages, adolescence and young adulthood will be explored here and compared using different theorists, Erikson, Piaget and Freud. For an individual to develop they will encounter these life stages chronologically. Not all people do this as healthily as others, nor do they develop the same skills before passing into the next life stage. Furthermore, as stress is a prevalent factor in life, this essay will also cover how an individual can manage their stress with exercise. “Adolescence is from the Latin word “adolescere” meaning “growing up” (The Psychology book, 2012 pg. 47)”. It involves developing a sense of identity, cognitive development, physical and sexual development; and transitioning through puberty, from the age of 11 to 20 years (K. Cherry, 2010). …show more content…
Body image, sexual behavior, managing arousal and practicing safe sex all bring physical, social, cognitive and emotional challenges (Theis, K. M. 2009). Puberty begins with a rush of hormones. Rapid growth occurs, sexual organs grow larger or develop. Hair begins to grow in pubertal regions, and in girls menstruation begins. Once puberty starts adolescence are physically able to reproductive (Cherry, K. 2010). With this increase of hormones bringing physical changes, it also brings changes in emotions. Expectations from family, peers or the media influence sexual behaviour and how adolescence interact with the opposite or same sex, and how one feels about their identity (Thies,2009). Emotionally their feelings are all over the place. Freud called this the “Genital stage” (Thies,2009). Adolescences experiment sexually, but ideally later will settle down in a loving committed relationship into early