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.
During early adulthood, people appear to be fully grown. They no longer get taller, for example, and they understand the world pretty well. But there are still changes going on in early adulthood. In particular, people continue to grow intellectually, a process called cognitive development. Many people in early adulthood learn how to balance opposing views, for example.