Early Foundations Flashcards
What is adolescence?
The period of time when you psychically and emotionally transition from childhood to adulthood.
Has adolescence always been recognized as a unique period of development?
No. Used to have:
infancy - childhood - adulthood
Describe adolescence in the ancient times.
- PLATO AND ARISTOTLE
- the capacity to reason begins to develop
- have limited knowledge and skills
- there was less emphasis on education
Describe adolescence in the 1500s to 1800s.
- capable of work (child labour)
- industrial revolution made this worse (needed more workers to produce faster)
- still no emphasis on education
When was the age of adolescence?
Late 1800’s to early 1900’s
When did adolescence become its own age group?
Late 1800’s to early 1900s
What 3 things came about during the age of adolescence?
- Child labour laws
- schooling laws
- was recognized as a field of study
Describe the Storm and Stress theory of adolescence (G. Stanley Hall, 1904).
- Mood disruptions (extreme emotions, more depressed mood)
- conflict with parents (challenging the rules)
- risky behaviours (rebellion, drug use, etc)
What are some of the challenged to the storm and stress theory?
- not all teens fit this mold
- it paints adolescents in a negative light while ignoring their strengths
What is the modified storm and stress theory?
- same theory but:
- accounts for individual differences
- recognizes that it is not universal
- still a period of changes
What is the adolescent stage of Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development?
Identity vs. role confusion
Identity vs. role confusion
what theory
Psychosocial Development (Erikson, 1900’s)
What is the adolescent stage of Piagets’s Theory of Cognitive Development?
Formal operations (abstract thinking, reasoning)
Formal operations
what theory
Cognitive Development
Piaget, 1900’s
Describe the adolescent stage of Bandura’s Theory of Learning and Social Cognitive Development?
- ways thoughts and actions are affected by the social environment
- peer influence
