Coping with Autonomy: The Challenge of Adolescence.

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Adolescence, a relatively recent social construct is a time one's life commonly associated with change. For many people, this time between the ages of 13 and 22 signals a watershed in most people's lives where many vocational decisions are made. It is during one's adolescence that a human becomes most autonomous, making informed decisions for themselves, leaving the home to create new lives and carving out their own particular life paths. This essay will attempt to define …

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…theory of socioemotional development this essay encountered the various challenges that are faced during adolescence and why they take place at this time. References: Bernstein, D. A., Clarke-Stewart, A., Edward, J. R., Srull, T. K. & Wickens, C. D. <Tab/>(2001). Psychology. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Santrock, J. W. (2003). Psychology, 7th ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. Weiten, W. (2001). Psychology: Themes and variations, 5th ed. Stamford, CT:<Tab/>Wadsworth.