Adolescent-Cognitive Flashcards
1
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What is abstract thinking?
A
Thinking beyond facts, don’t need real life items to form basis of judgements
2
Q
What is hypothectico-deductive reasoning?
A
Logical deduction forms basis of judgement implications
3
Q
What are propositional thoughts?
A
Evaluate logic of verbal statements without referring to real-world circumstances
4
Q
What are the effects of formal operational stage?
A
- Counteract reasoning by adults (argument/debates)
- Self consciousness and self focusing (egocentrism) shown by distorted opinions of self and others
- Imaginary audience
- Personal fable
- Idealism and criticism
5
Q
What is an imaginary audience?
A
Belief they are focus of everyone’s attention and concern
6
Q
What is a personal fable?
A
Certain that others are observing and thinking of them, inflated opinion of own importance- special and unique
7
Q
Describe the concept of idealism and criticism
A
- Imagining alternative family, religious, political and moral systems and want to explore them
- Understand others have strengths and weaknesses
8
Q
Describe decision making for adolescents
A
- Impulse control poor
- Best decisions occur when calm but emotionally aroused
- Emotions may overwhelm decision making
- Higher trait inhibition leads to less risky behaviour choices
- Critical thinking skills developed
9
Q
Describe the risk taking brain
A
- Amyglada (memory) and hippocampus (emotion) increase in size
- Prefrontal cortex slow to develop
- Heightened emotions and reward seeking
- Lag between development reason for increased risk taking behaviours
