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physical changes such as menstruation in girls and the boys’ voices
cracking and getting deeper.
• Ideals and idols become important, such as pop singers and fi lm stars.
There is often a strong identifi cation with a certain group or
hero/heroine.
• It can be a period of intense emotions such as insecurity, loneliness,
boredom and anger. These are sometimes related to the search ‘for the
meaning of life’ that the young teenager may be going through.
INDEPENDENCE: From +- 18 to +- 45 years
4. A TIME FOR CREATIVITY
• This can be seen as an explorative phase, when the young adult wants
to have as many new experiences as possible. It is a search for
sensations, experimentation with borders and limits, a time of
wandering and traveling, but also of childbearing and raising. The
young adult may change jobs, or even places they live in many times in
this period.
• It is a time of increased independence, when one’s own space and
lifestyle choices become important, sometimes distancing the young
adult from his/her family
• The notion and fear of conformity become prevalent in some cases, as
the young adult wants to make a life for themselves that is different and
exciting.
5. MY OWN PHILOSOPHY
• This is a time when there is a tendency towards specialisation and a
readiness to deepen understanding.
• As an adult there is more creative ability accessible to respond to
different situations.
• It is a time when people may have found their place in the world and
are using it to their advantage. A settling down phase.
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