Psychology

Apsara Thapa

PSY 240

Introductory Project

The early adulthood is period between age 18-25, when adolescents becomes responsible, independent, and ready to explore the possibilities in life. In this stage individual go through physical, cognitive, and emotional changes. In this stage of life, individuals are active, vibrant, responsible, healthy, and focused on their careers.

I am 22 years old and I am already in my early adulthood. The physical changes that occurs are like the growth of height, females usually reach their adult height by age of 18 whereas some males continue to grow till their age of 21. I have already reached my adult height which is 5’2ft. In this stage of development, males and females are likely to gain muscle mass and body fat. In early adulthood, individuals develop post-formal thoughts which you can deal with the uncertainty of life, emotions and think logically. Me being on my early young adulthood, I am starting to be able to deal with the uncertainties, emotions, I can make logical decision by myself. For example, as I have come to United States from Nepal to study, I am a college student here and I can make decision for myself, I can deal with my emotions, and I am independent and responsible. In this stage of life, the development happens even by facing different situations and events in life which opens to new experience and sometimes makes emotionally strong and confident. Being a young adult, my attitudes, values, beliefs, and social interaction have developed. I am social and friendly to people and very close with my parents and have a friend circle to share the advices and to communicate with. In this stage, an individual is subjected to the intimacy, passion, and commitment towards love.

As a young adult there are many situations for me that are very hard to deal with that comes along with many insecurities, self-doubting when it comes to deciding. This period of age personally has been the most difficult, it has taught me how to control my emotions and to be able to be independent. Along with myself emerging as a young adult, there were times I have self-doubted myself and went through depression but with time I have learned to overcome those. For my future self, I see myself a very strong individual who would be very proud of a person that I am now. I would be able to be more confident as I make decisions, I am working on with my confidence issue that I have also with my anxiety and depression that I have struggled for the past few years. As of now, if I look back to the past, I see a huge difference of how I thought of myself and how I felt about myself, I am very proud of myself on how I’ve handled myself. So, in the future, I hope to see myself as a strong individual emotionally.

I believe that early adulthood is one of the most difficult phases of life. In this phase, a person develops mentally and physically. A lot of changes happen throughout the phase, from discovering oneself to making a career. An individual faces a lot of pressure on what path to choose as a career and to realize and deal with the responsibilities that comes along with it. A good support from family and having a healthy circle of friends could be a great help as an emerging adult.