University of South Florida Young Adult Life Stage Paper

Project Description: For this assignment, you get to examine, critically think about and provide recommendations regarding a particular topic pertinent to young adults. Simply choose one topic from below and follow the general two–fold structure in your document (see below). Have fun with this assignment! You get to choose and focus on the topic you are most passionate about! You will also get to show case your critical thinking skills and informed opinions on how to advice young adults, a population nobody knows better than YOU ?Learning Outcomes: This assignment is designed to facilitate in–depth learning of key developmental issues during young(emerging)adulthood, challenging you to understand, process and apply learned material to the practical life of young adults.After completing this assignment, you will be able to describe physical, cognitive, and/or psycho-social development during young adulthood in detail, and critically analyze and apply this information to practice by considering knowledge–based recommendations for optimizing development at this life stage. You may use the expertise you develop here in your future careers to counsel young adults, and/or to optimize your own life, or to help others. As a parent, you will be able to better guide your own children at this critical life stage, which has implications for adjustment through life.

Prompt:

Health: The Norm and Challenges for Young Adults (study module 14/materials) After providing an overview of the subject matter, think about how, on average, health is optimal at this point in development, but how this may be compromised due to the modern life style, with potential long–term implications in life. You might find the concept of allostasis while considering modern life style especially interesting : ) Also, risk–taking and substance abuse may seriously compromise health for young adults, and considering real life, do social class & finances factor into all of this? Analyze this knowledge and provide recommendations for young adults regarding their (physical and behavioral) health, based on what you have learned.