Families play a vital role in adolescent preparation and development into adulthood. ... A marriage, divorce, or dying of a spouse can effect an adolescents experiences and alter the family role in the transition of adolescents into adulthood. "Children of divorce tend to experience more psychological, social, and academic difficulties then their peers raised in households with two biological parents." ... These influences from peer groups can affect adolescent behavior and transition into adulthood. ... The adolescent may begin to have "experiences of self- rejection generated from situat...

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Moreover, the fact that adulthood only exists because childhood did indicates that childhood cannot receive any underestimation (Woodhead & Montgomery 2003, p. 86). The multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach serves to highlight that childhood is a critical phase in any society because many childhood experiences define the perspectives exhibited by different people in adulthood (Woodhead & Montgomery 2003, p. 43). ... There is hope that success in understanding both childhood and adolescence will develop a new platform for understanding adulthood. ... Evidently, the different discipli...

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He did not prefer the atmosphere that formal schooling produced so instead of going to college he traveled around Europe, keeping a diary of his experiences. ... Erikson proposed that people grow through experiencing a series of crises. ... During late adulthood ages 60 and up, (integrity vs. despair) during this stage when reflecting on his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure. ... In one way or another, the distinction between the powerless, but irresponsible, time of childhood and the powerful and responsible time of adulthood, is made clear. ... Stag...

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Evidence is accruing that alcohol, and perhaps other drugs, impact brain function and behavior differently during adolescence than during adulthood. ... In general, adolescence is considered a transition from childhood to adulthood, a period during which an individual acquires the skills necessary to survive on his/her own. ... In fact, the transition from childhood to adulthood could actually be extended or shortened depending on the individual and the demands placed on the individual by his/her surroundings. ... In recent years, it has become clear that, during adolescence, as in childhoo...

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The affects of clinical depression can lead to serious difficulties in school, work, and personal adjustment, which may often continue into adulthood. ... Many physicians tend to think of depression as an illness of adulthood. ... However, in actuality seven to fourteen percent of children will experience an episode of clinical depression before the age of fifteen. ...

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The affects of clinical depression can lead to serious difficulties in school, work, and personal adjustment, which may often continue into adulthood. ... Many physicians tend to think of depression as an illness of adulthood. ... However, in actuality seven to fourteen percent of children will experience an episode of clinical depression before the age of fifteen. ...

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For youths, this period of life involves exiting the sheltered period of teen hood and reliance on others, and attaining adulthood and independence. ... Firstly is a problem that most youths experience - peer pressure. ... Intense rivalry never fails to leave lasting scars on a youth, even into his adulthood. ...

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They also change with attitudes, choices, and especially during the turmoil surrounding the child's transition to adulthood. ... Myers defines in his book, Psychology the Seventh Edition, is, " the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence" (Myers 159). ... Media involvement in these ancient processes has also had a large impact on the way children experience adolescence as individuals and in general. ...

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This Bildungsroman narrates the experiences of growing up in a Hispanic-American neighborhood in Chicago through the eyes of Esperanza Cordero, a fictionalized adolescent girl who is transitioning between childhood and adulthood. ... Through a Freudian lens, the adolescent experiences Cisneros suppresses as a child resurface in her phantasies. ... Hence, in an interview with Martha Satz, Cisneros admits "I was going through some traumatic experiences at the time, I chose to write about my past-my childhood experiences, my mother, and especially the women in the community" (3). These...

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As a teenager Holden lacks the love and affection from his parents that every teenager should experience, thus creating an inner insecurity. ... This inner battle that torments Holden is that of childhood versus Adulthood. ... In the end his choice is to be neither immature, arguably the disadvantage of childhood nor "phony" the cost of adulthood. ...

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(Csikszentmihalyi, p.131) Parents expect their children to see things the same way they do, overlooking the fact that they have more experience in life that thus accounts for the difference in perspective. ... Although this may be the case, it does not follow that society should not make any more efforts to help teenagers as they go through the difficult transition from adolescent to adulthood. ...

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As teenagers begin to define themselves into adulthood, they begin to seek more independence from family and less parental supervision (Onyehalu). ... Psychologists tend to emphasize the life experience and dynamics of individuals in their attempts to cope with their respective environments. ...

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