Egocentric can be defined as self-consciousness where adolescence see their own ego as superior to others, were they see other people’s views as being useless. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the concept of egocentrism during adolescence with reference to the physical changes, followed by own reflection. Also the impact of adolescence in their relationships and own reflection, as well as the risks they are exposed to during adolescence and own reflection, lastly summarising with a conclusion.
Baney (2001) states that pre-adulthood, characterized as the formative time of move between youth to adulthood, additionally incorporates natural, cognitive and socio-passionate progressions. During this stage teenagers are moving from one stage to the other whereby they are trying to fit into different categories of society while undergoing physical changes, such as breast development in females, going into periods, dating issues, puberty hairs and sexual organs maturing, males development of puberty hairs, emotions clouding judgments, sexual organs maturing and voice changes. Moving from concrete operational to formal operational, Inhelder & Piaget (1958,p.3).
I recall the physical changes that occurred in me at the age of eleven, the increase in size of my phallus and growth of puberty hair forming a v- shape as well as slow growth hair under my arms. I started viewing situations, friends, family and people around me in a different way in manner in which I questioned every