Discuss adolescent idealism, criticism, personal fable and imaginary audience. Give examples of each from your own adolescence. In addition, please discuss the emerging adulthood transition. What is/was your transition like? Can adolescent idealism, criticism, personal fable and imaginary audience cognitive distortions continue to affect people’s judgments and decision-making during the emerging adults period? Do the above cognitive distortions and immature behavior continue during early adulthood (20- 29 years)? Support your discussion with research from your readings in the book or other research from reputable sources.

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My experience during adolescent idealism was a little shaky. I remember when I was about 13 experiencing many hormonal changes, specifically, very severe acne. I was so defensive about it all the time at school because other students would just stare at my face and I’d become so upset. It just got to the point where I’d get home from school and lock myself in my room. I hated to even come outside and be seen and just wanted for the acne to go away. My parents had not idea how to deal with some of my concerns during that time like the acne problem. They finally tried to help when one day I came home crying because some kids had made fun of me calling me a “pizza face.” I ended up going to a dermatologist and it did help me with the acne. My adolescent criticism was hating being criticized and made fun of because I had so much acne. It often affected me obviously in a begative fashion because my self esteem was basically on the floor and it geared me to not want to socialize much with anyone. My personal fable was that I was this good looking young man with the best personality and everyone wanted to be my friend. I didnt wan’t to continue to believe I had any further acne problems or anything so I would lead myself to believe I had changed to this new guy. So, basically I dismissed what my mind was feeling. Luckily, as the years went on, I grew out of that stage and slowly became an adult. I am a much older person then most in this class and I feel that most people don’t really become mature between the ages of 20-29. I think that that people are more mature than when they were in their teens but quite enough to really be an adult with enough life experiences to say that one is a mature adult. I think one becomes more and more mature with life experiences and aging. I am of the opinion that people don’t really fully mature until the mid thirties. I think when a person experiences life and endures good and bad things, you become better at being mature.