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For each of three developmental domains: physical, cognitive, and social/personality, identify two major changes or challenges associated with that developmental stage (adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood).

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Stages of adolescence through adulthood are overviewed. Specifically, for each of three developmental domains: physical, cognitive, and social/personality, this solution identifies two major changes or challenges associated with that developmental stage (adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood). References provided.

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1. For each of three developmental domains: physical, cognitive, and social/personality, identify two major changes or challenges associated with that developmental stage (adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood).

Individuals experience many changes to the physical body, cognitive abilities, social development, and personality development throughout the various stages of life.

1. Adolescent Stages of Development

According to Nevid and Rathus (2005):

? The physical changes during adolescence include growth spurts of eight to twelve inches in a period of two or three years, and puberty which heralds acne, voice changes, body hair growth, growth of internal and external reproductive organs (ovaries, breasts, penis, and testes), production of estrogen and progesterone increase, erection and ejaculation for males, and menarche and mature egg release for females (Nevid & Rathus, 2005).
? Cognitively, the adolescent is able to participate in abstract ...

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