Week 6 Flashcards
What is puberty
Sexual maturation and development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics
When are the most common psychological and physical problems
Adolescent
What happens in preadolescent?
Develop pubic hair
Changes in sexual characteristics
Develop close social networks of both same and opposite sex
When do people start to develop primary and secondary sexual characteristics
In the adolescence
Is adolescence a transition from childhood to adulthood?
Yes
How do we develop a sexual identity in our school age years
Through learning to manage sexual feelings
Developing new forms of intimacy
Learning skills to regulate sexual behaviour
Is it true that boys start their growth spurts at the age of 12.5 where girls start at 11?
No, girls start at 10
How long does puberty take to be complete
3-4 years
How does lack of sleep impair regulation of attention and emotion
Lower achievement
Mood problems
High risk behaviours
What are 3 cognitive changes of adolescence according to piaget
Increased verbal problem solving ability
More logical thought
Thoughts of idealism and possibilities
When do humans receive the ‘invincibility thought’
In the cognitive changes of adolescence
What are the cognitive changes during adolescence?
Executive functioning
Decision making
Critical thinking
Do self esteem and narcissism occur during the pre schoolers age or adolescence?
Adolescence
How can identity confusion occur?
Adolescents who have not successfully resolved from the identity crisis
Explain how the parent child relationship arises in adolescence
Adaptive behaviour
Psychological distancing
Different views of teen readiness for responsibility
What changes in emotions can occur in adolescence
Moodiness
Depression
Suicide
Stronger responses
What are internalising problems
Emotional problems that are manifested inwards and individuals harm themselves
What are externalising problems
Emotional problems that are manifested outwards, when people act out by injuring others
Name 3 health considerations in adolescence
Sleep
Nutrition
Substance abuse
What are some learning methods for adolescents
Let them be in control
Able to solve abstract problems
Learns best when immediate benefit is gained
What are some teaching methods for adolescents
Help learn about feelings and need for self expression
Allow to make decisions about health and promotion
Use problem solving to help make choices
