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Adolescent Psychology

Adolescent Psychology. G. Stanley Hall 1844-1924. Granville Stanley Hall. First President of the. Called the teen years …. “ a time of storm and stress.”. 1904. … transitioning from beast to human. … like a fully-grown animal in a cage waiting to be free. How? When?.

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Adolescent Psychology

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  1. Adolescent Psychology

  2. G. Stanley Hall1844-1924 Granville Stanley Hall First President of the

  3. Called the teen years …. “ a time of storm and stress.” 1904

  4. … transitioning from beast to human

  5. … like a fully-grown animal in a cage waiting to be free How? When?

  6. Hall believed that teens are …. • Highly susceptible to depression - Beginning at age 11, peaking at 15 and falling until age 23 2. Causes of depression - Suspicion of being disliked and - Hyper-focus on character faults - “They fancy of hopeless love” 3. Self-conscious, self-critical, and critical of others Hall saw adolescence as a new birth with the teen emerging as an adult, a more civilized higher-order being.

  7. Margaret Mead 1901-1978 Cultural anthropologist

  8. Cultural influences Teen years can be a time of great joy “Stress” is a byproduct of society Reaction to one’s culture

  9. G. Stanley Hall • “storm and stress” • Margaret Mead • cultural influences • Coming of Age in Samoa • society • adjustments vary

  10. "Nature vs. Nurture" Margaret Mead G. Stanley Hall

  11. Physical Development Changes …

  12. Physical growth has a very powerful psychological impact!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. SELF ESTEEM

  14. Reaction to Development SELF ESTEEM

  15. GIRLS Early Development Negative When these girls get older, it becomes positive.

  16. GIRLS Late Development Positive When these girls get older, it may become negative.

  17. BOYS Early Development Positive It can be negative for some boys.

  18. BOYS Late Development Negative It may remain negative into early adult years.

  19. 8. physical development 9. 13 years old 10. 2 – 2.5 years 11. 3 years 12. very powerful psychological impact

  20. 13. self-esteem 14. negative 15. positive 16. positive 17. negative

  21. Boys too ….. BODY IMAGE Self Esteem

  22. Physical growth has a very powerful psychological impact!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. Teens are highly susceptible to depression. G. Stanley Hall1844-1924 They fancy of hopeless love. They hyper-focus on character faults. They are self conscious, self critical and critical of others.

  24. Cultural influences are making you feel this way! Sociocultural Cognitive Socioeconomics Ethnicity Behavioral Culture Gender Margaret Mead 1901-1978

  25. SELF ESTEEM

  26. 18. self-esteem 19. self-fulfilling prophecy 20. cultural influences

  27. Cognitive Development Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

  28. Because of formal operations … Cognitive Development

  29. Some teens see the world as it is. Cognitive Development REBELLIOUS

  30. Cognitive Development Some teens see what the world can be. IDEALISTIC

  31. You may not agree with each but ….. because of formal operational thinking … you get it.

  32. Some teens …. Inexperience + abstract thought = Finding fault with authority figures Indecisive Cognitive Development Argumentative Hypocrisy Self-consciousness Invulnerability

  33. 21. rebellious 22. idealistic 23. inexperience 24. education

  34. MoralDevelopment

  35. Lawrence Kohlberg Moral Development MoralDevelopment 1927 - 1987

  36. Moral Development • Many people never go beyond Kohlberg’s Stage 4 • Formal operations does not guarantee higher moral thinking • Stage 5 – Is a law fair or just? • Stage 6 – universal ethical principles • During college – more pronounced changes in reasoning

  37. 25. moral development 26. Lawrence Kohlberg

  38. Identity Development Erik Erikson 1902-1994 IDENTITY vs. ROLE CONFUSION

  39. Erik Erikson: IDENTITY vs. ROLE CONFUSION

  40. Most teens go through an … Establishment of identity is key to teen development

  41. Conformity

  42. I’m caught between so many rationales – those of my parents, those of the people around me – that I don’t even know what my own rationale is..

  43. 27. identity crisis 28. Identity vs. Role Confusion 29. conformity

  44. Social Development Parents Friends

  45. Social Development Parents and Friends Influence teen behavior and attitudes. Parents influence attitudes about religion, beliefs, social values, educational plans. Friends set standards for fashion, music, advice about school, friends (to some extent on sex and drinking/drug use.)

  46. Social Development The role of family Teen’s task? Becoming independent. Challenges for both teens and parents. Mixed feelings for both.

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