CH 7 SG Flashcards
(51 cards)
What are the changes in the adolescent brain?
(BRIDGE TO EMERGING ADULTHOOD)
PHYSICAL ASPECTS
• TEEN BRAIN
• Puberty
• Health
Brain-still developing
Puberty
• THE YEARS OF RAPID
PHYSICAL GROWTH &
SEXUAL MATURATION
• FEMALES SHOW SIGNS EARLIER
THAN MALES
(10-11 in girls/11-12 in boys)
• HEREDITY & ENVIRONMENT
• PROCESS
• VARIATION
What is the importance of sleep and how the sleep cycle changes in adolescents?
HELPS US LEARN & REMEMBER
• MAINTAIN FOCUS & ALERTNESS
• IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH (PHYSICAL &
MENTAL)
teenagers have a natural tendency to fall asleep later and to wake up later than before
What are the three leading causes of death in adolescence?
- ACCIDENTS
- SUICIDES
- HOMICIDES
Body image
MENTAL CONCEPTION OF & ATTITUDE
TOWARD PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
(ATTITUDE—NOT NECESSARILY
REALITY)
Formal thought
a stage of cognitive development in which a person is able to think abstractly and logically
Intuitive
a way of thinking that involves making quick decisions and judgments based on instinct, prior knowledge, and immediate perceptions, rather than systematic reasoning
Adolescent egocentrism
HEIGHTENED SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS OF ADOLESCENTS
•INVINCIBILITY FABLE
•PERSONAL FABLE
•IMAGINARY AUDIENCE
Invicibility fable
ILLUSION OF INVULNERABILITY
•MAY LEAD TO HIGH RISK TAKING
Risk taking
the act or fact of doing something that involves danger or risk in order to achieve a goal COMBINATION OF FACTORS (NATURE & NURTURE)
James Marcia’s four ways adolescents identity crisis
it describes the four ways adolescents cope with identity crisis, or form their personal identities
(Achievement, Diffusion, Moratorium, Foreclosure)
Emotional regulation in teens
ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE & CONTROL EMOTIONS
•WIDE VARIATIONS IN ADOLESCENTS
•MUCH BETTER THAN YOUNG CHILDREN!
(ADOLESCENT MOODINESS IS NORMAL & COMMON)
Major Depression
MOST COMMON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE (a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time)
•INCREASES AROUND PUBERTY
•MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR “MOODINESS”
•IRRITABILITY IS A BIG SYMPTOM IN TEENS
•MAJOR DEP. NEEDS TREATMENT
•HIGH % DON’T RECEIVE TREATMENT
Menarche
ONSET OF MENSTRUATION
Spermarche
the first ejaculation and the beginning of sperm production in males
Primary sex characteristics
• PARTS OF BODY DIRECTLY
INVOLVED IN REPRODUCTION
• OVARIES
• TESTES
Secondary sex characteristics
• PHYSICAL TRAITS NOT
DIRECTLY INOVLVED IN
REPRODUCTION BUT INDICATE
SEXUAL MATURITY
• BREASTS
• BODY SHAPE
Emotional autonomy
the ability to be independent of others emotionally and to be responsible for one’s actions
Formal operations (final stage Piaget)
individuals gain the ability to think abstractly, logically reason about hypothetical situations, and consider multiple possibilities/solve problems using complex reasoning and abstract concepts w/o relying solely on concrete experiences (11-12 yrs old)
Imaginary audience
a psychological state where an individual imagines and believes that multitudes of people are listening to or watching them (spotlight effect)
Deviant peer contagion
the transmission or transfer of deviant behavior from one adolescent to another
Differential susceptibility
a developmental model that describes how some people are more sensitive to environmental influences than others
Homophily
the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others
Identity foreclosure
a stage of identity development in which a person accepts the values, goals, and skills that others have assigned to them without question (a woman who grows up tall may be expected to become a supermodel)
