8- Social Adolescence

Question 1

Who/what is associated with support in adolescence? (7)

Answer 1

Friends, family, sports, hobbies, comfort, pets

Question 2

What do we look at when processing different face aspects?

Answer 2

Look at how brain structures change as there is focus on a particular facial feature

Question 3

What difference in facial processing can we see between adults and adolescents?

Answer 3

Adults see all different facial features processed by same area of the brain whereas adolescents process in different areas

Question 4

What is the adolescent dip?

Answer 4

Participants in adolescence aren’t as good at processing faces as brain networks are still becoming fine-tuned

Question 5

What are 2 ways that we tend to identify ourselves with our peer groups?

Answer 5

The way we dress and the way we act

Question 6

What is the key developmental issue in adolescence?

Answer 6

Finding your ‘tribe’

Question 7

Why are peer relationships most important in adolescence?

Answer 7

Adolescents spend more time with peers than at other points in the lifespan

Question 8

What may be the consequence of perceived failure in social situations in adolescence?

Answer 8

They may be particularly painful and have particular salience for the development of anxiety or depression

Question 9

What is the consequence of peer rejection?

Answer 9

Decreases mood and increases anxiety