Week 12, post 1

I found a study interesting because it showed children can overcome personality barriers from their childhood. A longitudinal study among aggressive and shy  4-year olds were studied over a period of time to see if their qualities stayed the same or changed by emerging adulthood. For instance, people with aggressive traits throughout childhood and adolescence were able to control their aggression by adulthood. Even despite their troubling behavior in schooling, they were able to hold jobs and attend college. On the other side of the spectrum, the study showed that introverted individuals were able to overcome their shyness by adulthood as well.  The shyindividuals emerged from adolescence with good self-esteem, little to no internalizing issues, and were able to stabilize a career and maintain a social life. Self-esteem increases in emerging adulthood because decisions are made independently. In addition, I found it interesting that emerging adults become more selfless and caring in the new psychosocial development. Plasticity allows emerging adults to become less self-centered in preparation for extending themselves in intimate relationships. In the development of intimacy versus isolation, an individual gets a powerful desire to share their life with a partner. From a biological perspective, finding an intimate relationship is a part of reproduction and for the sake of survival- there’s strength in numbers. In addition, each relationship requires personal sacrifice and letting go of ego. I agree with this statement. In order to commit to a relationship, both people have to admit their wrong at times, and that goes for any relationship.