Developmental changes

Question 1

What are the three adolescent models?

Answer 1

Early (10-13)
Traditional (14-18)
Late/youth (19-23)

Question 2

What values are modelled in the early stage?

Answer 2

• group mentality
• differences of culture, disability, ethnicity, or appearance are more ridiculed
• more susceptible to cruel behaviour
• bullying

Question 3

What values are modelled in the traditional stage?

Answer 3

• introspective and self conscious behaviour
• relationships and dating are of utmost importance
• peer oriented which can cause bickering among family
• more accepting behaviour with maturity setting in

Question 4

What values are modelled in the late/youth stage?

Answer 4

• individual more focused on task and decision making
• issues relating to career relationships and independence take on more thought
• realisation that life is not limitless

Question 5

What is autonomy?

Answer 5

Relates to a young person’s movement from dependence to independence.

Question 6

What autonomy occurs in the early stage?

Answer 6

Behaviours are guided by the belief that themselves and their perspectives are the most important.

Question 7

What autonomy occurs in the traditional stage?

Answer 7

Behaviour can break away from family beliefs and values as they experiment and explore.

Question 8

What autonomy occurs in the late/youth stages?

Answer 8

Process of autonomy shifts to pushing boundaries and parents letting go of control can result in conflict.

Question 9

What is intimacy?

Answer 9

• As adolescents become more independent, they move away form their family structure and more towards their peers
• As a result they begin to think, behave and model their physical appearance on theirs.
• With this comes different relationships with the attraction to like minded peers.

Question 10

What is identity?

Answer 10

• With greater intimacy and independence, adolescents start to form their own identity.
• As they move away form traditional family settings and experience more factors brought upon by their peers they start to develop and experiment wth different values, beliefs and indenttises.

Question 11

What are beliefs?

Answer 11

• Are a person’s sense of right or wrong. They can differ in intensity and power.
• If a belief touches on an individuals self identity is usually stronger
• Formations of beliefs:
• • you have a belief due to personal experience
• • beliefs commonly formed in this way have effect relationships