Lecture 8.16.16 - Adolescent Development Flashcards
Adolescence involves a confusing mix of ___ and ___.
Privilege; constraint
What is adolescence?
Period between onset of physical changes of puberty until adoption of the “adult role”
What is the defined age range of adolescence?
12-21
What is emerging adulthood?
The period between adolescence and adulthood
What is the progression from the way a child thinks to the way an adult thinks?
Cognitive development
What type of development involves the formation of the social, emotional, and moral selves?
Psychosocial development
What are some of the developmental tasks and challenges for adolescents?
- Achievement of biological and sexual maturation
- Development of personal identity
- Achieve a comfortable sense of self (body image, self-image, sexual identity)
- Vocational identity
- Win acceptance of peers
- Establishment of independence and autonomy in the context of the sociocultural environment
- Develop the capacity to love a person and be intimate
- Achieve an effective value/moral system
What is physical development during the adolescent period?
Puberty
What is the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge?
Puberty
What are the Sexual Maturity or Tanner Stages?
Stage 1: Genitalia and associated structures are the same as childhood
Stage 2: Scant, straight pubic hair, testes enlarge, scrotum develops texture, slight elevation of breast tissue in girls
Stage 3: Pubic hair spreads over the pubis and becomes curly, penis increases in length and testes enlarge, breasts enlarge
Stage 4: Penis increases in width, glans develop, scrotal skin darkens, and areola rises above the rest of the breast in girls
Stage 5: Male and female genitalia are like adults, pubic hair spreads to thighs, areola is no longer elevated above the breast in girls
What are the primary sex characteristics?
Body organs and reproductive structures and functions that differ between men and women
What are the secondary sex characteristics?
Characteristics of the body that are caused by hormonal changes during puberty and last through adult life (changes in genitals, breast, voice, hair)
The physical and psychological aspects of adolescent development are ___.
Interdependent
Physical changes demand ___; it is a normative stress.
Accommodation
True or false - there are variable rates of maturation and they are all normal.
True