Transcript MyersExpPsych7e_IM_Module 09 garber edits

Adolescence
Module 9
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Adolescence
Adolescence Overview
 Physical Development
 Cognitive Development
 Social Development
Emerging Adulthood
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Adolescence
Today psychologists
believe that development
is a lifelong process.
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Adolescence
 Adolescence
 the transition period from childhood to
adulthood
 extending from puberty to
independence
 Puberty
 the period of sexual maturation
 when a person becomes capable of
reproduction
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Physical Development
Adolescence begins with
puberty (sexual
maturation).
Puberty occurs earlier in
females (11 years) than
males (13 years). Thus
height in females
increases before males.
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Primary Sexual Characteristics
During puberty primary sexual characteristics the
reproductive organs and external genitalia develop
rapidly.
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Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Also secondary sexual characteristics—the
nonreproductive traits such as breasts and hips in
girls and facial hair and deepening of voice in boys
develop. Pubic hair and armpit hair grow in both
sexes.
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Brain Development
Until puberty, neurons increase their connections.
However, at adolescence, selective pruning of the
neurons begins. Unused neuronal connections are
lost to make other pathways more efficient.
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Frontal Cortex
During adolescence, neurons in the frontal cortex
grow myelin, which speeds up nerve conduction.
The frontal cortex lags behind the limbic system’s
development.
Hormonal surges and the limbic system may
explain occasional teen impulsiveness.
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Cognitive Development
Adolescents’ ability to reason gives them a new
level of social awareness. In particular, they may
think about the following:
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2.
3.
4.
Their own thinking.
What others are thinking.
What others are thinking about them.
How ideals can be reached. They criticize
society, parents, and even themselves.
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Developing Reasoning Power
According to Piaget, adolescents can handle abstract
problems, i.e., they can perform formal operations.
Adolescents can judge good from evil, truth and
justice, and think about God in deeper terms.
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Developing Morality
Kohlberg (1981, 1984) sought to describe the
development of moral reasoning by posing moral
dilemmas to children and adolescents, such as
“Should a person steal medicine to save a loved
one’s life?” He found stages of moral
development.
Link Where is
morality at PBS 14:08
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Why is something immoral?
• We will split into groups and consider a couple
questions. For each question you group should
come up with whether or not it is wrong wrong
and a list of reasons why.
• Would be all right for a brother and sister to have
voluntary protected sex?
• Would it be all right for a family to eat a pet dog
that had been killed by a car?
• Would it be all right to break a deathbed vow to
visit your mother’s grave?
3 Basic Levels of Moral Thinking
1.
2.
3.
Preconventional Morality:
Before age 9, children show
morality to avoid punishment
or gain reward.
Conventional Morality: By
early adolescence, social rules
and laws are upheld for their
own sake.
Postconventional Morality:
Affirms people’s agreed-upon
rights or follows personally
perceived ethical principles.
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Woman needs drug and can’t
afford it, man steals it…should he
have done this?
• 1 Should not steal because he will be jailed
• 2 Should steal because wife will repay him later
• 3 Should steal because he loves his wife and
has duty to care for her, she and rest of family
will approve
• 4 Should steal because he has a duty to care for
her or not steal because it is illegal.
• 5 Should steal because life is more important
• 6 Should steal because of the principle of
preserving and respecting life
Moral Action
Moral action involves doing the right thing.
People who engage in doing the right thing
develop empathy for others and the self-discipline
to resist their own impulses.
Learning to behave in moral ways requires…
1. Consistent modeling
2. Real life experience
3. Situational factors that support moral actions
Delay Gratification link at TED 6:02
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Erikson’s Stages of
Psychosocial Development
Mnemonic
Approximate
age
Stage
Description of Task
Infancy
(1st year)
Trust vs. mistrust
If needs are dependably met, infants
develop a sense of basic trust.
Toddler
(2nd year)
Autonomy vs. shame Toddlers learn to exercise will and
and doubt
do things for themselves, or they
doubt their abilities.
Preschooler
(3-5 years)
Initiative vs. guilt
Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks
and carry out plans, or they feel
guilty about efforts to be independent.
Elementary
(6 yearspuberty)
Competence vs.
inferiority
Children learn the pleasure of applying
themselves to tasks, or they feel
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inferior.
Erikson’s Stages of
Psychosocial Development
Mnemonic link
Approximate
age
Stage
Description of Task
Adolescence
(teens into
20’s)
Identity vs. role
confusion
Teenagers work at refining a sense of self by
testing roles and then integrating them to
form a single identity, or they become
confused about who they are.
Young Adult
(20’s to early
40’s)
Intimacy vs.
isolation
Young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate
love, or they feel socially isolated.
Middle Adult
(40’s to 60’s)
Generativity vs.
stagnation
The middle-aged discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family
and work, or they may feel a lack of purpose.
Late Adult
(late 60’s and
up)
Integrity vs.
despair
When reflecting on his or her life, the older
adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or
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failure.
Adolescence: Social
Development
 Identity
 one’s sense of self
 the adolescent’s task is to solidify a
sense of self by testing and integrating
various roles
 Intimacy
 the ability to form close, loving
relationships
 a primary developmental task in late
adolescence and early adulthood
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Parent and Peer Influence
Although teens become
independent of their
parents as they grow
older, they nevertheless
relate to their parents on
a number of things,
including religiosity and
career choices. Peer
approval and
relationships are also
very important.
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Emerging Adulthood
Emerging adulthood spans ages 18-25. During this
time, young adults may live with their parents
and attend college or work. On average, emerging
adults marry in their mid-twenties.
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(7th Edition in Modules)
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Henderson State University, James A.
McCubbin, Ph.D.
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