Week 9: Adolescence (13-15) Flashcards
(41 cards)
TODAY’S DISCUSSION
Physical
Cognitive
Language
Information Processing ADHD
Social
Turn Key Kid
12-15 YEARS
ADOLESCENCE
TODAY’S DISCUSSION
Physical
Health
Thinking and memory Information processing Self-concept Personality
Learning outcome
After completing this week’s readings, lectures and activities, students will be able to:
Describe Physical development at this age
Examine Thinking and Memory at this age
Explain Information Processing
Describe Self-Concept and Personality development
Create examples of moral development
Critique smoking statistics
FILL IT OUT ONCE YOU REALLY KNOW EACH
Physical changes
-When we think of physical changes in adolescence we tend to think about the reproductive system
-Changes in the reproductive system are important but other major changes occur as well
SEXUAL MATURATION
-girls who develop earlier have no more problems with self-esteem/academics, and fewer behavioural problems than their later-developing peers
-the earlier the boys develop, the more positive their body image, the better they do in school, the less trouble they get into, and the
more friends they have
SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
the rate of Canadian teen girls/boys having sexual intercourse before 15 years has declined by 1/3 since the mid 1990s and sits at ~9%
MALES WHO HAVE SEX EARLY
-living in low SES neighborhoods with low parental involvement, have families who condone sexual activity, have lax dating rules, are more likely to use alcohol, were abused or neglected in childhood
FEMALES WHO HAVE SEX EARLY
experienced earlier menarche, low interest in school, dated at an early age, have history of sexual abuse
FEMALES WHO HAVE SEX EARLY
experienced earlier menarche, low interest in school, dated at an early age, have history of sexual abuse
Sexual activity
alcohol is a major contributed to adolescence sex
IF ALCOHOL IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR WHAT DOES THAT CALL INTO QUESTION?
Tea consent
-hey would you like a cup of tea if they do not drink it you do not need to make them drink it
Sexual Behaviour
-greater the number of risk factors the greater the likelihood that they will be sexually active
-sexual activity is predicted by moral beliefs about sex
-sexual activity is lower in those who are involved in sports/other activities
SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
-no scientific research has shown that abstinence-only sex education programs significantly increase the delay of first intercourse or reduce the prevalence of sexual behaviour in teens
-making condoms more readily available to teenagers does not increase their rate of sexual activity but it does increase the use of condoms by teenagers who are readily sexually activity
-the large majority of Canadian parents believe that sex education that provides explicit information on topics such as reproduction, birth control, STI/AIDS prevention, relationships, sexual orientation, sexual abuse, and societal beliefs about sexual morals is vitally important and should be provided in schools
The brain
two major brain spurts- the first is between 13-15 years, when the cerebral cortex becomes thicker and the neuronal pathways becomes more efficient
HEALTH
for most individuals, adolescence is one of the healthiest periods in life as adolescences gain independence, they encounter numerous health risks
HEALTH CARE ISSUES
invincibility complex the belief that bad things will not happen to them
-increased levels of sensation seeking which leads to recklessness which in turn leads to accidents/injuries
-understand risk to there people but not themselves, they like to imagine that their own chances are lower, higher injuries because they are to confident abou the wrong things, they can imagine that they are going to be ok, small spike
Hospitalization Among Adolescents
-Hospitalization rates among adolescents sits at roughly 4.5% in Canada-
-Majority of admission are for acute care needs… but what about those with chronic health care challenges
HOSPITALS AND TEENS
-Rapid development and more sophisticated thought processes allow for more adult decision making but they are not yet adults
-During hospitalizations teens experience loss of control, anxiety, powerlessness, and loss of independence
-Not conducive to health and healing
-Hospitalization and teens have a rapid development because they want to make those decisions but not adult, as their thought process progresses, loss of control and high anxiety and become dependent, teens are at this weird spot where they do not fit with spots or children
-they want to be like adults
-with often c
THINKING AND MEMORY
-in adolescence… most people become capable of several types of thought that were impossible at earlier stages
Formal operational stage in the fourth stage (piaget) is when adolescents learn to reason logically about abstract concepts
Systematic problem solving is the ability to search methodically, for the answer to a problem
-they do not use trial and error anymore
LOGIC
hypothetico-deductive reasoning-
the ability to derive conclusions from hypothetical premises
LOGIC
Naive idealism
-the mental construct of an ideal world as compared to the real world
They want 100 but got 60 but start to have a better understanding grasp to think theotetically and connects to invisibility concepts
CHANGES OVER TIME
two characteristics separate adolescents from younger children
1.tendency to exaggerate others’ reactions to one’s own behaviour
2. tendency to base decisions on unrealistic ideas about the future
Understanding INFORMATION PROCESSING
by 14/15 meta cognitive and meta memory skills far exceed those of younger children
SCHOOLING AS A CENTRAL FORCE IN ADOLESCENT’S LIVES
students show achievement and self-esteem declines when transitioning to secondary school
