Adulthood

Personality is defined as the unique cognitive and behavioural aspects of an individual that more or less remain consistent regardless of different situations. However, despite its relative continuity and stability after initial structure and development in childhood, personality has the potential to be shaped by numerous catalysts and experiences over the course of a lifetime. This is notion is explored, drawing on the research of Caspi and Roberts (2001), McAdams (1994), Roberts, Walton and…

So, it is natural for people to have varying scales of anxiety about aging since this stage typically serves as a reminder of how much time they may have left. Old age or as others has termed it as, Older Adulthood, starts at age 65 and it continues till Death. Once one reaches older adulthood, varying factors starts coming to play as we start to live out our last years, however long that may be. Several factors, which come into play, are life expectancy,…

strenuous on his health. This is a decision that he has to make as far as the pros and cons of starting a new job. The insurance may be different, his vacation time may need to used up before leaving, his job may not allow it to be cashed out. Middle adulthood is a season where his years of wisdom have arrived in. Things that he normally would be mad about he just let’s blow off of his shoulder. He understands that life is too passionate to let simple minded things upset him. Why get upset over…

others respect them is not present, or actually lack agency from the inside, as in the case of young children who need guidance to understand how to act in their best self-interest. Schaffner’s piece “Capacity, Consent, and the Construction of Adulthood” touches on the problematic of agency in some interesting ways. Schaffner calls attention to the fact that an assertion of…

As Nick matures, he struggled with responsibilities adulthood has in store for him; as well as war, death, marriage, and personal family. He learned so much about himself and life itself over time; as well as relationship from culture to culture and from person to person. He dealt variety of things and people and activities; which include his first kiss, first job, first breakup, high school graduation, war experience, earning a driver’s license. On the contrary, Nick realized what was most…

The transition to adulthood creates many opportunities. Among them is one of the most important decisions a young person must make: whether to stay in their hometown, closer to family, or to move away and live in a new place. From my own experience, I would definitely support the latter option, since it is difficult to grow as a person unless you see more of the world. When I first finished school, I was faced with this choice, as most are. And although it would have been convenient to simply…

The transition to adulthood can be a stressful thing for any adolescent that has been under their parents wing, having them do everything for them. If a teen is not taught throughout their teenage years on how they will need to be a responsible adult then they will be in for a rude awakening. As an adult they will have financial responsibilities, their own decision making, and also the work place stress. When a teenager is growing up they do not have to worry so much about the financial stress…

child 's eye it is very beautiful”(Satyarthi). For the most part our childhood is something that at the time goes unnoticed by us, but as time goes on it becomes cherished. Growing up is a significant factor of life and for some the transition to adulthood is a long process of hardships, responsibilities, or circumstances and for me what helped the transition was my trip to Colombia. Being globally aware isn’t usually a part of childhood and is what can mold our identity, which creates a huge…

This theory focused more on how the late teens builds their foundations and prepare themselves for the future. While reading this theory, it made me reminisce my younger age and how I was planning for my future. “Emerging adulthood is a time of life when many different! Directions remain possible, when little about the future has been decided for certain, when the scope of independent exploration of life 's possibilities is greater for most people than it will be at any other…

Maturity at every age differs drastically. Some people mature faster than others, and throughout someone 's entire life their maturity changes. Being mature as a child, to an adult, to an elderly person has different meanings. People hold a degree of respect toward mature individuals that can handle themselves in a respectful manner. Being mature does not simply mean that a person has the ability to pay their bills or go to work. It means that an individual is able to analyze possible…