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2007-04-16 04:32:32 · 8 answers · asked by Michael C 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Developmentally the APA (American Psychological Association) has said that people through their mid 20's are considered adolescents. After about age 25 we've reached yound adulthood.
2007-04-16 05:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by NoMeS. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different aspects of adulthood are often inconsistent and contradictory. A person may be biologically an adult, and have adult behavioral characteristics but still be treated as a child if they are under the legal age of majority. Conversely one may legally be an adult but possess none of the maturity and responsibility that define adult character.
According to Erik Erikson's stages of human development, first enumerated in Childhood and Society (1950) a young adult is a person between the ages of 19 and 40, whereas an adolescent is a person between the ages of 12 and 21. The young adult stage in human development precedes middle adulthood. A person in the middle adulthood stage is between the ages of 40 and 65. In maturity, a person is 65 years old or older.
2007-04-16 20:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by Fraulein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the age of right and wrong doesn't necessarily state that they are an adult i personally understood and had responsibility's when i was 17 but i dont feel i was an adult per say until i was like 20 so i think it depends on the environment of the person the social how much they really understand about life
2007-04-16 11:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by mrssmith43 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it completely depends on the person - there is no standard as no two people are identical. For most, maybe somewhere in their early to mid 20's. I think it also depends on what you consider an adult. Personally, to be an adult you to have be accountable and responsible for your actions and choices.
2007-04-16 16:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by dekahf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychologically speaking, I would say when a person can accept responsibility, and take the initiative to act on their own.
2007-04-16 11:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by Giovanna S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
16 yrs old in most states. but some 17 yrs old. i8 for girl and 21 for boys. but ifyou can fight for yoyur country at 18 it all should be change to 18. call or write your state respantion where you live and ask them. you can email them. or call a free lawyer.
2007-04-16 12:21:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trick question, if I had to put a number to it, would be when adolescence stops. When all the modifications cease, all the new hair, breasts etc....
So maybe 21.
2007-04-16 11:37:19 · answer #7 · answered by nininha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it depends on the person. i know some people in their 60's who act like spoiled 12 year olds...
2007-04-16 11:37:22 · answer #8 · answered by blastedby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋