Since most other people posted their Current Life Essay, I guess, join in! It's pretty short for an essay and I'm not proud of it, but I did get a good grade...So here:
In your lifetime, someone is bound to ask "how do I become an adult?" Most people would answer 'when you're older', hinting that adolescence is the key to entering adulthood. However, between those words, it means it will take lots of time in order to become a successful and independent adult. Between the ages 13 and 19, adolescents go through three 'steps' to become an independent adult. These includes individuation, to be viewed, as only themselves, separation, to be free of their family and their views, and autonomy, or 'I have the right to self-govern'.
Adolescents from early ages 13 to 15 years are in what is called psychosocial development. At this age, adolescents are under psychosocial stress from puberty,discoveries of sex, or even from developing zits, hormones, etc. They feel uncomfortable, scared, frustrated, or even confused to the point where it seems impossible to tell the adults. Of course, it is normal for them to be self-conscious, always thinking of themselves. Adolescents have ego ideals such as breaking free from parent control, wanting to be independent early, or searching for a role look up to and can have an identity of their own.
When adolescents are approximately 13 to 15 years old, their thoughts take in two forms under cognitive development. One way is how teenagers think in an abstract way or abstract thinking, where they could process things without something you can uses your senses. Another form is concrete thinking, where they need something that requires their use in their senses to think about. Adolescents are also in a middle of a time measurement. In this period, it is how they have a difficult time to plan for the future and have patience for things or privileges such as receiving a permit.
The psychosocial development for 16 to 19 year old shows psychosocial adjustment, where they are more comfortable with their bodies and less drama going around in their life. They now have more intimate relationships with either friends of their girl/boyfriend. They also have a clear sense in their sexuality and can communicate in a deeper level. Relationships are less superficial at this stage as it matters on similar interests in another and can be a painful breakup if their adults take them lightly. They can develop a clear sense self-concept, where they have more confidence in their decision making and can define their values.
The cognitive development for ages 16 to 19 came from a theory developed by a psychologist named Jean Piaget. His theory was also known as formal operational thought or in simple terms: adult-like thinking. Adolescents could handle complex ideas, concepts, and high-level Math. They also become less self-centered and are able to plan their future. They could grasp the concept of the past, present, and future.
Adolescence may be a painful and long process, bit if successful, will leave you as an independent adult. As early ages of 13 to 15, adolescents show a mixture of negative feelings and have little patience over minor issues. As they grow older, they start to have intimate relationships and could bond with one another. They also can become more comfortable with themselves, confident about their future, and can handle on their own time.
Looking over this, I saw A LOT of minor errors, which was really embarrassing. I'm not proud of the work, but I'll continue to write better essays than this one.
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