Adulthood by Daisy Cox

Social changes

d16cox — 2024-10-14 12:36:34 UTC

During adulthood, an individual's social life changes significantly. Familial relationships change and become less one-way dependant, once entering adulthood a person becomes more independent. Lots of different types of relationships begin to occur. For example, serious romantic relationships (marriage, becoming a parent, divorce ect) and work-related relationships become more common. Becoming more developed and mature as an adult allows for more sophisticated social interactions to take place.

Physical changes

d16cox — 2024-10-14 12:41:18 UTC

During adulthood, many different health conditions can occur. Being healthy becomes more important the older you get, health problems start to increase. during adulthood (at 25) your pre-frontal cortex fully develops, making the individual more mature, logical and cautious.

Emotional changes

l1henrylee — 2024-10-14 12:44:33 UTC

During adulthood your emotional state with fluctuate loads as many different things happen to an individual. Your emotional state may be better after leaving adolescence but added stress, responsibility and a new career can cause mental health to decline significantly.

Intellectual changes

l1henrylee — 2024-10-14 12:45:03 UTC

Towards the end of adulthood you can develop disorders such and dementia which may confuse you and affect your intellectual ability. As you enter adulthood, you become more mature making smarter and more sensible decisions.

Financial changes

l1henrylee — 2024-10-14 12:45:40 UTC

As you enter adulthood, your financial responsibilities increase. Many suffer with money problems, such as being unable to afford rent or bills which can lower quality of life. Many can also feel empowered by the newfound financial independence. Finance is something the fluctuates throughout adulthood and can help as many problems as it can cause.

Pregnancy and fertility

d16cox — 2024-10-14 12:46:57 UTC

As you get into adulthood, pregnancy and fertility become a more prevalent topic. It's much more common for people to get pregnant or to find out they are suffering with fertility issues. These are huge life changes that people go through during adulthood- pregnancy potentially leading to a whole new life as a care-giver to a child and fertility issues changing what many expected and dreamed of their lives being like.

Menopause

i1lake — 2024-10-14 12:48:30 UTC

Menopause starts happening in later adulthood and has side effects such as anxiety, changes in mood, changes in skin, difficulty sleeping.