This term is interesting to me for multiple reasons. I enjoy watching those around me grow and develop. I find fascinating how different people mature. How some pick up different ideas and things quicker than others. For example, watching one of my friends lose her mother last year has taught her to mature and try to become a mother figure herself for her younger siblings. I, on the other hand, have my mother, therefore, I do not have to be a mother figure to my sister. Different situations and hardships people face play a major role in developmental stages.
Defense Mechanisms
When I hear the term, battle comes to mind. I interpret this term as a means for survival. Soldiers who go to war do not sign up and go into battle