DEVELOPMENT STAGES IN MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE Flashcards
This refers to the development transition from childhood to adulthood. Involves biological, cognitive, and sociocultural categories.
Adolescence
Characteristics of adolescence
Biological growth and development
Increased decision making
Search for self
Undefined status
Increased pressure
Is learning the rights, obligations, and expectations of a role to prepare for assuming the role in the future
Anticipatory socialization
- The onset of adolescence marked by beginning of puberty.
- Specific hormones are released Growth, spurts, development of sexual characteristics.
- Complexion Problem
Biological growth and development
- Unclear social expectations
- some treated as children, some as adults
- role adjustments
Undefined status
- Your own decision to make
- not having your parents to decide what you do.
Increased decision making
- Pressure to behave in particular ways
- peer pressure is the strongest
- many teens feel pressure to be in a relationship or find a job.
Increased pressure
- Ability to establish personal priorities important
- preparing future roles in one aspect of finding oneself.
Search for self
- feeling of trust in one’s abilihes, qualities, and judgement
- Self-assurance in one’s personal judgement, ability, power, etc.
Self-confidence
- Refers to the individuals perception of behaviour, abilities or unique characteristics.
- An individual’s self-concept is shaped by their personal beliefs and the feedback they receive from others.
Self-Concept
- Used to describe a person’s overall sense of self worth or personal value.
- How much you appreciate your individual character, qualities, skills and accomplishments.
Self-Esteem
Systematically considers biological, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health illness and healthcare delivery.
Biopsychosocial Approach
Development of physiological structure; chemical processes.
BIOLOGICAL
obesity, violence; physical or sexual abuse
BIOLOGICAL FACTORS:
A person’s characteristics including how they think, feel or behave.
PSYCHOLOGICAL