A parent reports,"My adolescent sometimes acts like an adult and at other times like a child." The nurse reassures the parent,explaining that this represents an expected attempt to cope with changes in which developmental area?

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In response to the changes of puberty that affect identity and the feelings that are associated with this,adolescents use defenses against these feelings that were helpful in childhood and also experiment with new,more adult-like attempts at mastery.Because of these attempts to cope,adolescents sometimes act like adults and at other times act like children.

A Parent Reports,"My Adolescent Sometimes Acts Like an Adult and at Other