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Adolescence

Adolescence . Gore April 20, 2014. Changes. Major physical changes Development of reasoning and morality Identity formation Role of family and peers in adolescent development Personal and social development. Physical Change. Female Breast develop (8 years old) Menarche - 2 years after

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Adolescence

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  1. Adolescence Gore April 20, 2014

  2. Changes • Major physical changes • Development of reasoning and morality • Identity formation • Role of family and peers in adolescent development • Personal and social development

  3. Physical Change • Female • Breast develop (8 years old) • Menarche - 2 years after • Fully developed 12-18 • Menstruation - 9 to 16, avg 12 • Pubic hair, armpit and leg hair - 9 or 10, adult pattern - 13 to 14 • Growth spurt - 11.5 (peak) to 16 • Male • Testicles and scrotum - 9 years • Scrotum length increases until 17-18 yrs old (voice changes) • Pubic, armpit, leg, chest, facial hair - 12 yrs, adult pattern at 17-18 • Nocturnal emission - beginning of puberty 13-17, avg 14.5 • Growth spurs - 13.5 (peak then slows around 18 yrs

  4. Formation of Identity • The age of 12 - 18 is where we discover and form our own identity that most of us will be like that rest of your life. • Difficult, some crisis, tension may happen between parent/s and child/ren due to their strive for independent • Passé

  5. Passe - Internet • Web • Social media • No middle man in changing roles • Swap into different roles • Privacy and feel safe

  6. Watch Out • Suicide • Signs/change in behavior • Self-esteem • Very sensitive about their body • Peer pressure • Pros and cons • Change in behavior • More rebellious, cliques, friendship that later will turn into romantic

  7. Morality and Cognitive/Social Development • Piaget’s Theory • 1920’s • Age 10, develop the morality of cooperation • Recognize different ways to approach a problem • Younger age - laws are indisputable - not solely on outcome of decisions • Reciprocity - not always exact • Frontal and parietal cortex develop rapidly • Learn what is right and wrong to say • More understanding of reality (later in adolescence) • More abstract thinking/critical thinking • More likely to engage in political debates

  8. Credits to… • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2555426/ • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002003.htm • http://webspace.ship.edu/jacamp/psyberpsych/adolescents/Identity%20Formation.html • http://my.clevelandclinic.org/childrens-hospital/health-info/ages-stages/adolescence/hic-social-development-during-the-teen-years.aspx • http://sevencounties.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=41173&cn=1310 • http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/Encyclopedia/Content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&ContentID=P01594

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