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.
Adolescence is the time between childhood and adulthood - between the ages of 12 to 18-- that is marked by growth and change, and physical and emotional development. The physical and mental changes are predictable, but that doesn't make this age group any easier to understand and communicate with.