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Adolescence

Adolescence. Personal Development. Cognitive Development. Formal Operations Stage Can answer high order/hypothetical questions. Deal with ethics, conformity, sarcasm Introspection Rationalization Varies by age and educational levels Idealism: “The Messiah Complex” Elkind.

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Adolescence

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  1. Adolescence Personal Development

  2. Cognitive Development • Formal Operations Stage • Can answer high order/hypothetical questions. • Deal with ethics, conformity, sarcasm • Introspection • Rationalization • Varies by age and educational levels • Idealism: “The Messiah Complex” • Elkind

  3. Moral Development • Kohlberg's theory on Moral Development • Many never progress past stage 3 or 4: • Is it socially acceptable? • Is it against the law? • Stage 5 • Should the laws change? • Stage 6 • Should I break the law for a good cause? • Morality shifts more in college than while at home.

  4. Identity Development • Erik Erikson • Identity Crisis • Labeling – people attach fixed identities to us • Identity Crisis – A time of inner-conflict about who we are and who we should be • Sense of self • Individuality/Self worth • Self-consciousness and role confusion • James Marcia • Four Types of Identity Achievers • Identity Moratorium – Delaying identity commitment • Identity Foreclosure – Committed to others ideals • Identity Confusion – No serious consideration • Identity Achievement – Self-Committed

  5. Identity Development James Marcia’s Levels of Identity Achievement

  6. Identity Development • Social Learning View • All crises in an adolescent's life are caused by external circumstances • No biological factors • Emphasize the sociological point of view

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