Human Development In The Middle Adolescent Stage

Running head: Human Development In The Middle Adolescent Stage
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE ADOLESCENT
STAGE

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Human Development In The Middle Adolescent Stage
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Middle adolescent stage...................................................................................................................2
Social and moral development.........................................................................................................2
Physical and mental development...................................................................................................3
Sexual development.........................................................................................................................3
Emotional development...................................................................................................................4
Challenges faced in this stage..........................................................................................................4
How to deal with the challenges?....................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
Reference list...................................................................................................................................6

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Human Development In The Middle Adolescent Stage
Introduction
Development of Human beings can be understood through a discussion of the
developmental stages they go through in their entire lifetimes. This study has particularly
focused on the human development in the middle adolescent stage. This stage has been chosen
because of the complexity that is seen in the people going through this developmental stage. For
this reason, various types of development such as social, sexual, moral, physical and emotional
development in middle adolescent stage have been discussed here. Moreover, some challenges
and solutions have been identified that are relevant for dealing with the people who are at this
developmental stage in their lives.
Middle adolescent stage
Many theorists like Piaget, Freud, Erikson and more have given their perspectives on the
various developmental stages of human lives and the age spans related to each stage. However,
in general, it can be said that the adolescence stage refers to a transitional developmental phase
that has been divided into three subsequent stages such as early, middle and later adolescent
stage. This stage is termed as one of the most complex developmental stage that is placed
between the stages of adulthood and childhood. Among them, the middle adolescent stage is for
those who are of 15 to 17 years of age (Allen, 2019). This stage is vital for both women and men
because their thinking, feelings and bodies go through various new changes. These changes
impose great effect on their other developmental areas such as social, moral and emotional
developmental areas. People going through this stage have just completed their ages of puberty
and face the consequent changes at this stage.
Social and moral development
At this stage, teenagers tend to become more conscious about their social groups such as
their friend circles. The need for friends of same age is seen at this stage so that they can share
their own interests and beliefs with others. For that reason, their friend circles or peer groups
become more important than their families in the middle adolescent stage (University Physician