PSYCHO- PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATION OF THE ADOLESCENT'’S SEARCH FOR IDENTITY

Abstract

The developmental period of the human being has been a very critical and sensitive one. Be that as it may, the adolescent stage of development is one that stares in the face; adolescenthood is greatly characterized with a whole lot of instabilities and changes; consequently, it becomes a problem for the adolescent, their parents/guardian and the society at large. This paper would make an expose of who an adolescent is, the challenges of adolescent and the various significant changes that occur within this developmental stage. It would also bring out the psycho-philosophical implications of this adolescent's search for identity with a recommendation on how to understand and accommodate the adolescent with the various attendant changes he/she is passing through. The adolescent has got some existential facts and the knowledge of this would help us to understand the person when he or she exhibits characters and traits.