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The Late Adolescent Stage of Development
The late adolescent stage of development is considered to be from about age 15 to 20. ...
Cognitive Development
Regarding the development of an individual’s thinking and intelligence, most late adolescents have reached Jean Piaget’s formal operational stage, but some are still in the concrete operational stage. ... Adolescence is an important period in the development of critical thinking, i. ...
Emotional Development
Adolescents spend a lot of time thinking about the opposite sex and romantic emotions can be frequent and strong. In late adolescence, they are introspective about decisions regarding their futures, relationships, college, and careers. Adolescents are susceptible to many psychiatric disorders which appear or become prominent during this stage, including alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and, most commonly, depression. ...
Psychological Development
In Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, adolescents are in a developmental stage of ”identity versus identity confusion”. ... In late adolescence there is movement toward independence, autonomy, personal responsibility, and relinquishing dependence on parents. ...
Physical Development
By late adolescence puberty is typically complete and sexual maturity has been reached.
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