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Lecture Overheads for developmental psychology, ps 241, Boston University

Lecture Overheads for developmental psychology, ps 241, Boston University. Professor Catherine L Harris, 2004 . Must Adolescence be a period of storm and stress?. Biological Perspective The hormonal changes accompanying puberty cause emotional distress Environmental-Learning Perspective

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Lecture Overheads for developmental psychology, ps 241, Boston University

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  1. Lecture Overheads for developmental psychology, ps 241, Boston University Professor Catherine L Harris, 2004

  2. Must Adolescence be a period of storm and stress? • Biological Perspective • The hormonal changes accompanying puberty cause emotional distress • Environmental-Learning Perspective • New social demands lead to emotional conflict, turbulence, rebellion -- but society can minimize these

  3. More views... • Interactionist: • The combined biological and social changes are jointly so powerful that puberty is truly a new stage

  4. Cultural-context: There are multiple shapers of the turbulence of puberty In industrialized societies, there is a large gap between onset of physical maturity and the attainment of adult status • Early physical maturation (age 11-12 rather than 16-17) • Years of training/education required for technological society

  5. Additional Stressors • Wide variability in rate of physical maturation • New cognitive abilities -- introspection and self-analysis • Mixed-message from adult societies (parents eager for teens to behave responsibly; but withhold adult privileges)

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