1.Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatyourprofessorsandother
schoolpersonnelhavecertaingoalsforyourgrowthandmaturityduringyourcollegeyears
2.Hasiteverdawnedonyouthatcertaindevelopmentalchanges
willoccurinyourlifeasyoumovefromadolescencetoyoungadulthood
3.Duringthistime,studentsaregoingthroughanidentitycrisis
andareendeavoringtofindoutwhotheyareandwhattheirstrengthsandweaknessesare.
4.Itisimportanttoknowhowpeopleperceivethemselvesaswell
ashowotherpeopleperceivethem.
5.identityisdeterminedbygeneticendowment(whatisinherited
fromparents),shapedbyenvironment,andinfluencedbychanceevents.
6.Whilestudentsaregoingthroughanidentitycrisis,theyare
becomingindependentfromtheirparents,yetareprobablystillverydependentonthem.
7.Infact,itmaybeheightenedbytheirchoicetopursueacollege
education.
8.First,thereisfunctionalindependence,whichinvolvesthe
capabilityofindividualstotakecareofpracticalandpersonalaffairs,suchashandlingfinances,choosingtheirownwardrobes,anddeterminingtheirdailyagenda.
9.Fourthisfreedomfrom"excessiveguilt,anxiety,mistrust,
responsibility,inhibition,resentment,andangerinrelationtothemotherandfather."
10.Probablynothingcanmakestudentsfeellowerorhigher
emotionallythanthewaytheyarerelatingtowhomevertheyarehavingaromanticrelationshipwith.
11.myfather,whowasinhissixties,wasseeinghisworldshrink
andhisoptionsnarrow.
12.Anotherchangeforcollegestudentsisinternalizingtheir
religiousfaith,theirvalues,andtheirmorals.Sincebirth,oneormoreparentshavebeenmodelingforthemandteachingthemcertainbeliefs,values,andmorals.
13.thesemattersarequestionedandinsomecasesrebelled
against.
14.Inthelatesixties,ayoungwomanfromabackgroundthatwas
extremelyprejudicedagainstpeoplefromotherracescametocollegeconvincedthatherracewassuperior.Shewasdistressedbecauseshehadbeenputintoadormthathadpeoplefromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds.
15.Asshefinishedhersenioryear,shehadgrowntorealizethat
peopleofotherraceswerenotonlyequaltoherbutwerepeoplewhocouldbeherfriendsandfromwhomshecouldlearn.Thesereligious,moral,andethicalvaluesthataresetduringthecollegeyearsoftenlastalifetime.
16.Inadditiontoaffirmingpersonalvalues,collegestudents
developnewwaystoorganizeanduseknowledge.
17.seeingthepeoplefromothercountriesinadifferentlight.
18.Forcertain,itisanexperiencethatcontributestoyoungadults'