Adulthood

divorce and marital discord on adult children's psychological well-being. American Sociological Review, 900-921. Purpose: This study attempt to explain parental divorce and marital discord while growing up and children’s psychological distress in adulthood. Three pathways are evaluated through which family disruption and discord may affect offspring’s well-being: children’s socioeconomic attainment, children’s marital and relationship stability and the quality of children’s relations with…

When reading Ana’s memory of a story that occurred during her 18th year of life, I saw a lot of features that I could easily relate to developmental themes for emerging/ early adulthood stage. For starters, I noticed that Ana was able to start thinking about other people in a different light than she would have if she was still in the adolescent stage. Ana without knowing it was performing postformal thought. The most common one that was happening inside of Ana’s head was the provisional…

“Psychoanalytic theories are theories that describe development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion. Behavior is merely a surface characteristic, and the symbolic workings of the mind have to be analyzed to understand behavior. Early experiences with parents are emphasized.” (Santrock, 2015) Erik Erikson Psychosocial Theory had eight stages of human development. The first stage is trust versus mistrust and the development period was also infancy, but only the first year of…

as a novel of education” and began in the seventeenth century “as a literary offshoot of educational theory” (Bell 1). The bildungsroman tells a story of coming of age and dives into the morality of childhood, as well as how a character reaches adulthood. It is Katherine Bell’s belief that the bildungsroman is the…

Protection Through Depression “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear” (C.S Lewis). In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, faces severe emotional struggles that are reflected through his actions after his younger brother’s death. An important symbol in the novel is Allie’s baseball glove, and it symbolizes Holden’s deep grief and love for his brother, Allie. Though grief is significantly represented throughout the novel, Holden’s…

childhood maltreatment. The effects of psychological maltreatment during childhood follow individuals into adulthood. Childhood maltreatment can also produce low self-esteem, less satisfaction in life, and negative self-concept into adulthood. A study by Simon et al. (2009) examined the link between childhood maltreatment and the poorer quality of life the individuals experienced into adulthood. The study concentrated on emotional abuse and neglect. The results confirmed that persons who…

400,000 infants born each year having been prenatally exposed to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs which cause a spectrum physical, emotional, and psychological problems that can prevent healthy development through these stages and persist into adulthood (National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), 2013). During the first year of life an infant learns to either trust or mistrust people in general, depending on how well caregivers respond to his or her needs. In the next…

other broader concepts including time, life and death, gain/loss (more so with loss), as well as childhood and adulthood. It cannot be explained without acknowledging time. Moreover, the role of time in life is immeasurable because death ultimately follows life, marking the end of time only for that thing (or for that organism, entity, etc.). Consumption seen through the lens of adulthood and with a Freudian mind, has a stronger lean towards a negative connotation, which is comparatively seen in…

that deviant behavior and crime were the end result of informal social control (Simons, Simons & Wallace, 2004). In this paper, empirical research concluded from theoretical explanations for life course perspectives on childhood, adolescent and adulthood delinquency as it relates to antisocial behavior will be presented. This paper will…

Abstract Bullying is a serious rising problem in our society, this paper will explore the growing epidemic of bullying and the long term health effects it can cause as an adult. Can childhood bullying lead to later issues in early adulthood? What are the after causes of bullying? These questions are studied in the articles chosen Copeland, Dieter, Angold, and Costello (2013) also in relation to five other research articles which suggest studies performed show long-term health and psychiatric…