Signals

Running Head : SIGNALS

The Danger Signals of Psychological Problems in Early Adulthood

Early adulthood is a time when people finish school and curve their own careers . They also try to find life partners to have families of their own . This is usually the time of peak performance for most people although several psychological challenges also appear at this stage (Berger , 2004 ,

.429 . The danger signals of psychological problems must be identified by people concerned so immediate intervention could be taken

People usually become physically healthiest during early adulthood which launches

them into the peak of their performance . Cognitively however , early adulthood is also a time to make some critical life decisions . During this period , people have to think of what careers to choose and consider marriage . Generally , people take on more independent roles than ever before during early adulthood , which presents some problems (Berger , 2004 ,

.429

According to the psychologist Erik Erikson , early adulthood is a stage of development that is primarily concerned with the issue of intimacy versus isolation (Gordon Gergen , 1968 ,

.197 . A person could either get into an intimate relationship or isolate himself . We could see this in cases of physical insecurity by people in this stage of development

Two eating diss that are prevalent during early adulthood are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa . Anorexia nervosa is a psychological illness characterized by a distorted and extremely poor body image resulting in low body weight . Individuals who have this illness control their weight by starving...