Transcript Adolescence - Airport High School

Adolescence
Lesson 8
Before the Bell:
Type 1: what is the
biggest misconception
that the public has
about teens? Why do
you think that is?
• The most notable change in
development in adolescences is
growth, but there are major
changes in the brain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeIvtx6HHLg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl-R5vtERj8
Teen brain lecture
Before the Bell:
..
Discuss at your table
the best and worse
thing about being a
teenager.
Changes in Males
Changes in Females
Testes increase output of
testosterone.
Ovaries secrete more estrogen.
Sexual organs grow.
Growth of breast tissue.
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Voice deepens.
Growth of supportive tissue in
hips and buttocks.
Hair on face and chest; growth Pelvic region widens.
of pubic and underarm hair.
Broader shoulders, thicker
body.
Hips become rounder.
More muscle, larger heart and
lungs.
Growth of pubic and
underarm hair.
Larger heart and lungs.
Menstruation
I. Physical Development
4. Awkward Age
a. feel disproportionate as
different parts of the body
grow at different rates.
b. actually tend to be well
coordinated during
adolescence.
c. don’t always eat enough of
the right foods to support
growth spurts. : calcium, iron
for girls.
I. Physical Development
C. Sexual Development
1. Puberty – specific developmental
changes that lead to the ability to
reproduce.
2. primary sex characteristics –
changes that are directly involved in
reproduction
3. secondary sex characteristics – no
directly involved
4. August 2010- studies showing
hitting puberty earlier
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/girl
s-hitting-puberty-early-age-studysuggests/story?id=11345321
I. Physical Development
D. Differences in Maturation Rates
1. Research suggests that boys who
mature early have certain advantages
over those who mature later.
2. tend to be more popular and
leaders.
3. Size and strength competitive edge
in sports, more self assured and
relaxed
I. Physical Development
4. Not necessarily more mature
5. The seeming advantages fade over
time.
6. Studies show boys who mature
later may show better adjustment as
adults.
II. Social Development
A. Storm and Stress
1. Biology and Adolescence – research
suggest that the hormonal changes have
effect on the activity levels, mood swings,
and aggressive tendencies …but cultural
and social influence have more effect.
2. Psychology and Adolescence
a. some people adolescence is long,
some people it is relatively short.
Good Morning
• Get out whatever you want to have our
Round Robin talk.
• Write a paragraph in which you
explain what factors you think
have been most important in
forming your identity.
II. Social Development
B. Relationships with Parents
1. Quest for Independence – as you
strive for more independence conflicts
may arise.
a. Typical conflicts:
homework, chores, money,
appearance, curfew, dating,
friends.
b. may want to spend less time
with family and have more
emotional attachment to
people who are not family
members
II. Social Development
C. Lasting Bond
1. Greater independence doesn’t mean
you don’t love your families
2. Studies show adolescents who fell
close to their parents tend to show greater
self-reliance and independence.
3. Tend to share similar social, political,
religious, and economic views.
4. Teens tend to interact with their
mothers more than their fathers. (and
follow the advice of)
Need pen and paper
• How many clique’s are you in?
• List how many “groups you belong to.
II. Social Development
D. Relationships with Peer
1. Peers become more important in terms
of influence and emotional support.
2. Adolescent Friendships
a. tend to have “best” friends
b. spend a lot of time with them
c. value loyalty as a key aspect
d. generally chose similar in age,
background, educational goals, and
attitudes toward drinking, drug use,
and sexual activity
II. Social Development
3. Cliques and Crowds
a. clique – a group of 5-10
people who spend a great
deal of time with one another,
sharing activities and
information
b. crowd – larger groups of
people who do not spend as
much time together, but share
attitudes and group identity
II. Social Development
4. Peer Influences
a. parents worry
b. actually research suggests
that peers are more likely to
urge adolescents to work for
good grades and complete
high school then to try drugs,
sexual activity , etc.
c. Do influence in dress, hair,
speech patterns, music
d. more likely to agree with
parents on education/career
goals
II. Social Development
4. Peer Influences
e. Peer Pressure –
1.seek approval of
peers and feel better
about yourself when
they agree.
2. Peers provide
standards by which
teens can measure their
behavior as you grow
more independent of
your parents
3. Share same feelings/
difficulties.
III. Identity Formation
A. Identify Development
1. Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson believed
that life is a journey of 8 stages. In each
stage there is a task that must be mastered
for health development to continue.
The adolescent state is the search for
identity – a sense of who you are and
what you stand for.
III. Identity Formation
A. Identify Development
2. Erikson believed the task of
establishing one’s identity is
accomplished by choosing a commitment
to a particular role or occupation in life.
3. May involve developing one’s own
political and religious beliefs.
III. Identity Formation
Identity Status Categories
By studying how teenagers handle commitment and cope with
the adolescent identity crisis, psychologist James Marcia
identified four adolescent identity status categories.
Identity Moratorium
Searching for identity, exploring alternatives, delaying
commitments (experiment with different
personalities/behaviors)
Identity Foreclosure
Conforming, accepting childhood identity and values,
identifying with others, making commitments and plans without
self-examination, becoming inflexible (letting others make
decisions for you)
Identity Diffusion
Making no commitment, no soul searching, no goals, angry and
rebellious (searching and frustrated)
Identity Achievement
Exploring options, committing to direction in life and
occupation, finding own identity (happy working on goals)
III. Identity Formation
C. Gender and Ethnicity in Identity Formation
1. Erik Erickson's theory believed that
people develop the capacity to form intimate
relationships in young adult stage. Believed
that development of relationships more
important than other issues (for males)
2. Ethnicity and Identity Formation
Often more complicated for teens in minority
groups. Faced with two sets of cultural values
which sometimes conflict
Lab : Write a paragraph in which you explain
what factors you think have been most
important in forming your identity.
IV. Challenges of Adolescence
A. Difficult Time
1. Have a lot going on
2. How do you deal with challenges?
B. Eating Disorders
1. Anorexia Nervosa – usually
weigh less than 85% of what
would be considered healthy weight
a. mostly women, use diet
and exercise
b. deny they are wasting
away – body image is
distorted
c. can lose as much as
25% of body weight in a year
d. About 5% die because of causes
related to problem.
e. long term problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS2mfW
DryPE&feature=fvw
B. Eating Disorders
2. Bulimia Nervosa
a. binge eating with dramatic
measures to eliminate food like
vomiting
b. mostly female
c. often perfectionist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulLeO5oQk
B. Eating Disorders
3. Men – often involved in sports
or jobs that require them to be a
certain weight – ie. Wrestling
4. Families play a role – parents
have an eating disorder/ likely to
have children with
5. many believe develop as a
way of dealing with feelings of
loneliness
C. Substance Abuse
1. Prevalence –
2. Treatment
3. Prevention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGP4NyvRn-c&feature=fvsr
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