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Adolescence (Halloween Special)

Adolescence (Halloween Special). The transition period from childhood to adulthood. Is adolescence getting longer or shorter?. Physical Development. Puberty: the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing. It all begins with puberty.

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Adolescence (Halloween Special)

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  1. Adolescence(Halloween Special) The transition period from childhood to adulthood.

  2. Is adolescence getting longer or shorter?

  3. Physical Development Puberty: the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing. • It all begins with puberty

  4. Primary Sexual Characteristics • The body structures that make sexual reproduction possible Testicles Ovaries Vagina Penis

  5. Secondary Sexual Characteristics Deepening of male voice Female breasts • Nonreproductive sexual characteristics Body hair Jalo’s Hips

  6. When does puberty start?The Landmarks • First ejaculation for boys • Menarche for girls Do we remember these things?

  7. Puberty How might timing differences effect an adolescent socially? Sequence is way more predictable than the timing.

  8. Cognitive Development • Have the ability to reason but……. • The reasoning is self-focused. Assume that their experiences are unique. • Experience formal operational thought

  9. Lawrence Kohlberg and his stages of Morality • Preconventional Morality • Conventional Morality • Postconventional Morality

  10. Preconventional Morality • Morality of self- interest • Their actions are either to avoid punishment or to gain rewards.

  11. Conventional Morality Morality is based upon obeying laws to • Maintain social order • To gain social approval

  12. Postconventional Morality • Morality based on your own ethical principles.

  13. Talk is CheapHow do we turn morality into action? • Teach Empathy • Self-discipline to delay gratification • Modal moral behavior

  14. Social Development Its all about forming an identity!!!

  15. Identity • One’s sense of self. • The idea that an adolescent’s job is to find oneself by testing various roles. • Comes from Erik Erikson’s stages of Psychosocial development.

  16. Identity • Some teenagers take their identity early by sharing their parents values and expectations. • Some teenagers will adopt a negative identity- opposition to society, but conforms to a peer group.

  17. Intimacy • Towards the end of adolescence, intimacy becomes the prime goal. • Can you list the intimacy differences between men and women?

  18. Trust vs. Mistrust

  19. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

  20. Initiative vs. Guilt

  21. Competence vs. Inferiority

  22. Identity vs. Role Confusion

  23. Intimacy vs. Isolation

  24. Generativity vs. Stagnation

  25. Integrity vs. Despair

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