prosocial dev in adolescence Flashcards
how does WHO define adolescence
the stage of life between childhood and adulthood
traditionally what age is adolescence considered to be
10-19
what assumption caused the traditional adolescence age
the assumption that physiological maturation is reached and adulthood is transitioned into by 19
what age does sawyer 2008 state adolescence continues to
age 24
what determines the transition from middle childhood to adulthood
puberty
what is puberty according to the NNS 2022
-physical changes
-childs body matures into an adults body capable of sexual reproduction
-initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads (ovaries for women and testes for men)
are there gender diff in the onset of puberty
yes
what causes puberty to begin
hypothalamus starts secreting hormones activating the pituitary and gonadal glands initiating a cascade of physiological changes
what are the stages of adolescence
barrett 1996
-early adolescence (11-14)
-middle adolescence (15-17)
-late adolescence (18-24)
what are the biological changes associated with adolescence
endocrine changes, physical growth, changes to cortical regions
what are the social changes in adolescence
peers more influential than adults, changes in gender mixed groups, increased social pressures
what are the cognitive changes in adolescence
changes in reasoning, risk perception, executive functioning, attention
changes in adolescence according to NHS 2022
expansion of discovering own interests and pertinent social networks
what are the 3 main challenges in adolescence
stereotypes
mental
social
stereotypes
childrens society 2022
-views of adolescences are neg with little understanding of this period of development
-childrens society says we should try to look beyond the stereotypes and instead look at the behaviours e.g try to notice and understand why if your child is always down, dont attribute it to being a moody teenager
