LESSON 9: Adolescent Development Flashcards
transition stage between the late childhood and early adulthood
adolescence
age of early adolescence
10 to 13 years old
age of middle adulthood
14 to 17 years old
age of late adulthood
18 to 21 years old
development of the ability of a child or individual to think and reason
cognitive development
adolescent stage is piaget’s coognitive development
formal operational stage
around ____ age, children entered the formal operations stage of development
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ability of the child that expands during formal operational stage
abstract problem solving
ability to solve problems in a specific way
hypothetic-deductive reasoning
general theory
hypothesis
ability to evaluate logic without needing real-life examples
propositional thought
tendency of the child to view and relate things to them
egocentric thought
the teenager believes that their life is unique or heroic or even has mythical qualities
personal mythologies
change over time in an individual understanding of attitudes concerning, and behavior toward others
social development
parental awareness, watchfulness, and supervision or adolescent activities in multiple domains, and communication to the adolescent that the parent is concerned about and aware of
parental monitoring
poor parental monitoring is associated with
- greater risk of substance use
- delinquency
- risky sexual behaviors
- association with deviant peers
sense of self-governance or freedom to make choices
autonomy
parents may either ____ or ___ autonomy in adolescents
- threaten
- foster
play an integral role in helping adolescents meet challenges
attachment system
play powerful roles in the lives of adolescents
peers
most influential theorist to discuss the importance of adolescent friendship
harry stack sullivan
characterized by negative comments about others which dominates the conversation of friends in adolescence
gossip
negative gossip which involves spreading disparaging rumors to harm someone
relational aggression
adolescents who are similar to one another
homophily
young adolescents conform more to peer standards
peer pressure
type of peer pressure
- negative
- positive
assume more important roles in adolescents’ lives
cliques and crowds
small group that ranges from 2 to about 2 individuals, averaging about 5 to 6 individuals
cliques
larger than cliques and less personal that is characterized more by shared reputations or images than actual interactions
crowd
can be a form of recreation, a source of status, a setting for learning about a close relationship, as well as a way of finding a mate
dating
developmental period during which a romantic relationship typically emerges
adolescence
incongruence between thoughts/feelings and actions within a relationship
relationship inauthenticity
complex process by which people come to develop a sense and understanding of themselves within the context of cultural demands and social norms
identity development
sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups
identity
how we define ourselves
self-identity
influences on identity development
- personality
- family
- peer
- school
- community
- society
