Adulthood is a very life transforming experience, one that is nothing like I ever envisioned in my daydreams as an adolescent. When I was a child, I always assumed that becoming an adult was a rite of passage that would grant me the ability to work independently without my parent’s harsh and strict supervision, like staying late into the night playing video games with friends or watching whole seasons of shows in a few nights. Unfortunately, this idealization was only a partial truth, as I forgot to consider the baggage that is associated with adulthood that I only realized after my first taste in adulthood. My first real experience with adulthood came in a volunteer experience at the age of 16 in the Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital
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For example, over that same summer, I was given the option to face the challenge of earning my driver’s license. Through the summer, I had to manage how to balance my plans which consisted of taking online summer classes, completing summer assignments, and devoting time to undertake the driver’s license course. Even with such a large workload, I was willing to take the online driving course and put in the hours to practice in the real world. I chose to do so because of many influences as I wanted stay on par with my peers, as I knew they were going to be earning their licenses soon too. As a result, this implicit competition to outdo one another to earn the higher status compelled me to undertake this course. In the realm of psychology, these motives are classified as social motives, or “learned motives acquired as part of growing up in a particular society or culture” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, pg. 329). Additionally, since my peers influenced by decision, they are extrinsic motivation, or “motivation based on obvious external rewards, obligations, or similar factors” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, pg. 333). Though I wanted to outcompete my fellow peers, I always had to make sure I had sufficient sleep in order to complete the next day’s duties successfully. The need for sleep comes from my biological motives, or “innate motives based on biological needs” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, pg. 317).
For example, over that same summer, I was given the option to face the challenge of earning my driver’s license. Through the summer, I had to manage how to balance my plans which consisted of taking online summer classes, completing summer assignments, and devoting time to undertake the driver’s license course. Even with such a large workload, I was willing to take the online driving course and put in the hours to practice in the real world. I chose to do so because of many influences as I wanted stay on par with my peers, as I knew they were going to be earning their licenses soon too. As a result, this implicit competition to outdo one another to earn the higher status compelled me to undertake this course. In the realm of psychology, these motives are classified as social motives, or “learned motives acquired as part of growing up in a particular society or culture” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, pg. 329). Additionally, since my peers influenced by decision, they are extrinsic motivation, or “motivation based on obvious external rewards, obligations, or similar factors” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, pg. 333). Though I wanted to outcompete my fellow peers, I always had to make sure I had sufficient sleep in order to complete the next day’s duties successfully. The need for sleep comes from my biological motives, or “innate motives based on biological needs” (Coon & Mitterer, 2016, pg. 317).