Lifespan development: Chapter 11 Flashcards
Definition of Adolescence
The period of life from age 13 to your early twenties when a young person isn’t a child anymore but is not yet a independent, self-supporting adult.
What do adolescence go through? There are 3
Biological changes
New developmental tasks
New social experiences and expectations
When does the brain fully change?
Age 25
What is the seat of executive function, last brain region to develop, and is the logical part of the brain?
Prefrontal Cortex
What is the seat of emotion and immediate gratification, has more influence over thought, makes you hypersensitive to gratification, and
Limbic System
Is the logical brain and connections from logical to limbic are complete or not complete?
Not complete
What are the teen brain advantages?
They are ready to learn and adapt
1st focal growth occurs…
Back to front
Connections between the two hemispheres of the brain increase as what thickens?
Corpus Callosum
Hypothalamus function
regulates hormones through pituitary gland, regulates eating, and temperature
What is in the Limbic System?
Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Reward (Dopaminergic) pathway
Pituitary function
Master gland of endocrine system
Amygdala function
Detects fear, triggers fight, flight, freeze, or faint response.
Hippocampus function
Indexes and helps encode memories. Essential for LTM
Reward (Dopaminergic) pathway function
Passes through the limbic area. Connects enjoyment, memory and behavior.
Personal Fable
Young people believe themselves to be unique, invincible and protected from harm.
Imaginary audience
Young people believe that other people are just concerned about the adolescent’s thoughts and characteristics as they themselves are.
Attention-getting behavior motivated by a desire to be noticed
What is considered egocentric thinking?
Personal fables and Imaginary audience
What are the risks of egocentric thinking?
Drunk driving, drugs, disease, pregnancy
How do Adolescents build physical health and mental resilience? How do they prevent disease?
Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise, Protection
Puberty
Period of rapid physical maturation, occurring primarily in early adolescence, that involves hormonal and bodily changes. It can be influenced by genes and environment stressors.
Boys/ Early maturing/ Late maturing
Early maturing boys: view themselves more positively and tend to have more successful peer relations.
Late maturing boys: report stronger sense of identity in their 30s.
Anorexia nervosa/ Outcome
Relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation
Facts:
Weighs < 85% if normal weight
Intense fear if weight gain
Depression or anxiety
Outcome: Death to organ/heart failure without comprehensive and immediate treatment.
Bulimia nervosa/ Outcome
Facts:
Normal weight range
Intense fear of weight gain
Depression or anxiety
Preoccupied with food
Outcome: Damage to tooth enamel, esophagus lining, digestive tract. Metabolic problems and health problems due to poor nutrition. Death risk.
Piagets Cognitive theory:(Stage 4 Formal Operations 11yr- adulthood) People can do what?
Solve problems systematically
Engage in abstract thinking
Thought tends to be idealistic
Can engage in hypothetical-deductive reasoning
Increased tendency to think about thinking (meta-cognition)
What dual-process model for decision making does Piaget use?
Analytical and Experiential
