Adult development

All people go through the stages of maturity. It is part of growing up. A child grows into an adult and is more mature as their brain grows and develops. Some children are not ready to mature as fast as others because they their brain is taking in too much too fast. There are many marks of a child maturing into an adult. What makes children develop into adulthood? Everyone has to grow. It is not something you can change about people. Children from ages 11-14 lose connections with cells and…

In fifty years, when I reach age seventy, I hope to have broken the sterotype of an elderly lady. The majority of older adults suffer from the sterotype of ageism, which is a prejudice against others because of their age. Society usually precieves older adults as incaple of many things including thinking clear and contributing to the community. (Santrock) The steroptype will most likely discourage me and lower my self-esteem, but there are a variety of outlooks I can have to improve my well…

The transition from adolescence into emerging adulthood, as seen in the Arnett Model of lifespan development, marks a unique developmental period in humans that can have a significant impact on the adaptation and maintenance of healthy behaviors. Emerging adulthood is specifically described as the period between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five when one explores their identity, instability, self-focus, ambivalence towards choices, and possibilities. The promotion of an active lifestyle has…

Most cultures around the world have a designated age their youth must reach to be considered a legal adult. The age when a teen is seen as an adult is often dependant upon a culture’s beliefs. In America, it is believed that at age eighteen, one becomes a legal adult. As a legal adult in American society one earns the right to go into combat, take part in elections, purchase cigarettes, get a tattoo or piercing without parental consent, and fill out legal documentation without a parent’s…

process between being child and being an adult, there are certain behavior and attitudes that all mature adult acquire. Attaining these behavior and characteristic can only be done through life experience and learning from mistakes. The process of grown up may never fully absolute even as adults still learn and experience things that make them wiser…

that it not only impacts older people, but also young children and young adults. During young children’s development to adulthood they are often at times exposed to technology such as iPad, phones and computers early in life. This constant exposure to those devices can affect their brains on a level that can rewire their thinking. That rewiring of the brain can cause their attention span and focus to be decreased. With adults as well as children, using the internet over a long period of time has…

until he shows a tremendous amount of improvement and if not to be placed in an adult prison at 21. While growing up Nathaniel had to deal with several negative factors that…

fear is how learning happens. Fear is a teacher unlike any other, and though it may hold the most room for failure, it also holds the most room for success. The margin is wide, so play to the strengths of that emotion, not the weaknesses. Emerging adults gain the most by being inspired, and focused by fear, not paralyzed by it. The likelihood of wasting the transitional period decreases with the amount of time spent…

Many things come to mind when thinking about how growing to adulthood is. The one most important aspect of this transition is the moment a person transforms from a child to a true adult. This is clearly evident in Rick Moody’s short story “boys” which follow two brothers and their growth into adulthood. Moody not only shows what it truly means to grow up but he also presents the story through the use of different elements. He uses the phrase “boys enter house” constantly throughout the story to…

new friend, who I will call Betty Boop, has really opened my eyes for my future. Betty Boop is truly an inspiring person who has touched my heart. For my last journal, I am going to talk about chapters eight through fourteen in my textbook, Adult Development and Aging by John Cavanaugh and Fredda Blanchard-Fields. First, I asked Betty Boop if she has met her personal goals over the years. She had to stop and think about this as we were at the bowling alley having a good time. After Betty…