Bingeing and purging involves eating much larger amounts than normal (bingeing), then attempting to compensate by removing the food consumed from the body (purging). Types of Bingeing.
Adulthood: Psychosocial Development Changes During Middle Age Is middle age a time of crisis & upheaval? Many personal changes occur during middle age, including: 1. the awareness that one is beginning to grow old. 2. the need to make adjustments in parental roles as children enter adolescence & subsequently adulthood. 3. reaching a plateau in ones career.
In trying to discuss adolescence, most adults tend to confuse the terms adolescence and puberty, and use them synonymously. However, puberty refers to the physiological changes involved in the sexual maturation of a child, as well as other body changes that may occur during this period of time. Adolescence refers to the stage from puberty to adulthood, and includes the psychological experiences of the child during this period.