Joining College: Emotional Changes Essay

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Emotional Changes Owing to the ever-changing subjective judgments and life pursuits of young people, the transition to adult hood "has become so delayed and prolonged that it has spawned a new transitional period, extending from the late teens to the mid-twenties, called emerging adulthood" (Zanden, Crandell & Crandell, 2003, p. 366). Emerging adulthood is a fundamental stage in human development, incorporating a range of emotional changes. I personally have experienced a number of significant emotion-related changes since joining college a few months back.

Of particular significance is that I am beginning to find it relatively easy to manage the experiences of negative emotion. Back in high school, I found it extremely difficult to prevent the occurrence of such emotion. I always felt the urge to provoke feelings of sadness, fear, or anger in my colleagues, especially those that I did not get...

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It was almost impossible for me not to answer back, and even engage in unfounded arguments whenever someone said something that I did not agree with. I would only achieve satisfaction if the other party conceded defeat, and everyone else saw me as the 'winner'. However, I couldn't help noticing that there somehow has been a shift of priorities in this regard. I find myself not only choosing to avoid people or situations that are likely to trigger negative emotion, but I am also more able to regulate my emotions and respond in a manner that creates peace, rather than personal satisfaction.
I could not help noticing that my experiences of negative emotion have decreased significantly since joining college. This, in the opinion of Williams & Drolet (2005), is a common occurrence amongst those in my age group. All of a sudden, I am no longer that person who loves to pick on others and get…

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Goddings, A., Heyes, S.B., Bird, G., Viner, R.M. & Blakemore, S. (2012). The Relationship between Puberty and Social Emotion Processing. Development Science, 15(6), 801-811.

Williams, P. & Drolet, A. (2005). Age-Related Differences in Response to Emotional Advertisements. Journal of Consumer Research,32(4), 343-354.

Zanden, V., Crandell, T. & Crandell, C. (2003). Human Development (7th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill


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