1 - Legrow - Adolescence

Question 1

Adolescence:

Freud

Erikson

Piaget

Answer 1

Freud: Gential Stage - Sexual impulse towards others

Erikson: Identity vs Identity Diffusion - Who am I? Self chosen values/goals

Piaget: Formal Operational Thought - Reason with symbols, abstract, multiple solutions

Question 2

Adolescence

Physical Development

Answer 2

Puberty Early, Late Bloomers

Secondary sex characteristics

Boys: 11-15

Girls: 10-14

Question 3

Adolescence

Language

Answer 3

40,000 words, and abstract terms

Question 4

Adolescence

Cognitive Development

Answer 4

Abstract reasoning

Scientific method

Egocentrism

Personal Fable

Imaginary Audience

Question 5

Adolescence

Social Emotional Development:

Self Esteem

Answer 5

Self-Esteem: Close relationships, romantic appear, job competence

Question 6

Adolescence

Social Emotional Development:

Identity Development

Answer 6

Achievement and moratorium = good

Active / Exploration

Foreclosure and Diffusion = bad

Question 7

Identity Foreclosure

Answer 7

Blind acceptance, not thinking = not active

“Mean Girls”

Question 8

Identity Diffusion

Answer 8

Not active

Lacks clear direction, no goals, too threatening, overwhelming

Refusal to adult

Question 9

Adolescence

Social Emotional Development:

Risk Behaviors

Answer 9

Sex, accidents, substance abuse, violence

Increase risky behaviors in presence of peers

Question 10

What three things can contribute to risk in adolescence?

Answer 10

1. Peers influence–increase (car yellow light example)
2. Personal Fable: Consequences to not apply to me

“I’m a C-student, but I’ll get into Harvard”

3. High Sensation Seeking

Question 11

Primary vs Secondary Sex Characteristics

Answer 11

Primary - Born with

Secondary - Develop during puberty

Question 12

Puberty Factors

Answer 12

Hereditary

Nutrition & Exercise - obesity = early

Physical Health

Early Experiences - stress, trauma = early

Question 13

What two stages or types of identity development are at risk?

What are they at risk for?

Answer 13

Foreclosure and Diffusion

Adjustment difficulties, dogmatic, inflexible

Hopelessness–depression, suicide

Cults

Question 14

What occurs to friend group size during teenage years?

Answer 14

Number shrink but importance increases

Question 15

Sexual Identity in teenage years

Answer 15

Isolated homosexual experiences not uncommon, some may already identify as gay, bi, or trans

Question 16

Intimate Partner Violence

Answer 16

1 in 8 High School

1 in 5 College

involved in violent relationship

Females at more risk for receiving both physical and emotional abuse and sustaining more serious injury

Question 17

Why might STI’s be increasing in teenagers?

Answer 17

People aren’t using condoms because ain’t no fear of the old HIV

Question 18

What is the most at risk population for HIV?

Answer 18

Gay and Bisexual Males

Question 19

What are the top causes for death in teenagers?

Answer 19

1. Accidents (cars)
2. Violence (murder)
3. Suicide

Question 20

School Shooting Main Points

Answer 20

Attackers often bullied, rarely impulsive

No accurate profile

Highest Risk: Adolescent males

Loss/personal failure common

Most had no hitsory of violence

Question 21

What can be an indicator of violence just as much as acting out?

Answer 21

Extreme withdrawal

Question 22

Anorexia

Bulimia

Answer 22

Anorexia:

1-3% girls

Lethal

Fear of gaining weight

Bulimia:

Binge eating

Negative self evaluation

Inappropriate behaviors to compensat

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Immaginary Audience / Peers can influence both

Question 23

Suicide - Males vs Females

Answer 23

Males = More likely to commit

Females = More likely to attempt

Question 24

What are two major at risk populations for suicide?

Answer 24

1. American Indian/Alaskan Native males
2. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans youth