The transition to adulthood is an exciting, yet stressful, time for even the most well-adjusted individual. Late adolescence is a developmental stage marked by several biopsychosocial changes. The frontal lobe is continuing to myelinate and mature up until around age 25–30, leading to improvements in impulsivity and executive function. Major psychological tasks during this phase include the processes of separation and individuation from one’s family of origin, as well as further developing and cementing one’s identity and learning to live independently. Many young people in this age range do not have experience managing all the activities of daily living on their own. Often, parents find themselves enforcing bedtime and morning wake-up, monitoring school attendance, scheduling activities, making medical appointments, and refilling and administering medications up until high school graduation. Budgeting, laundry, and grocery shopping are additional tasks that many young adults do not have experience with prior to moving out of the family home. The degree to which parents were providing structure and support is often not fully evident until the youth starts living independently [1].

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Preparing to Transition to Adulthood (College or Otherwise)

  • Jennifer L. Derenne

摘要

The transition to adulthood is an exciting, yet stressful, time for even the most well-adjusted individual. Late adolescence is a developmental stage marked by several biopsychosocial changes. The frontal lobe is continuing to myelinate and mature up until around age 25–30, leading to improvements in impulsivity and executive function. Major psychological tasks during this phase include the processes of separation and individuation from one’s family of origin, as well as further developing and cementing one’s identity and learning to live independently. Many young people in this age range do not have experience managing all the activities of daily living on their own. Often, parents find themselves enforcing bedtime and morning wake-up, monitoring school attendance, scheduling activities, making medical appointments, and refilling and administering medications up until high school graduation. Budgeting, laundry, and grocery shopping are additional tasks that many young adults do not have experience with prior to moving out of the family home. The degree to which parents were providing structure and support is often not fully evident until the youth starts living independently [1].