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Myth #6 – Adolescence is
Inevitably a Time of Psychological
Turmoil
Developmental Psychology
• Developmental psychologists study the lifespan from prenatal development (in utero) through death.
• They research THREE major areas of development:
• Physical Development
• Cognitive Development
• Social Development
Adolescence
• This unit revolves around the period of your lifespan that falls between childhood and independent adulthood.
• Our society defines adolescence as the period time that begins with puberty (physical maturation) and ends with social and financial independence (adulthood).
Lifeline
• Before we reflect on the myth of adolescence, let’s talk about some of the major influences in your life physically, cognitively, and socially.
• Complete your lifeline.
Reflection
• 4. What were the major influences?
What did you have in common? What were your differences?
What is Adolescence?
• https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/HdKjiNJOGYKVPMq
Adolescence
• “Storm and stress” – G. Stanley Hall (1904)
• “To be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal.” – Anna Freud (1958)
• “The teenage years can be a parent’s worst nightmare.” – Dr. Phil
• How do your responses compare?
6. Sources of the Myth
a.Stereotyped media portrayals
b.Kernel of truth
What Do People Think?
“The majority of adolescents show neurotic or antisocial behavior sometime during adolescence.”
•62% of medical residents agree
•58% of nurses agree
Describe some shows/books/news portrayals that
support this statement.
The Facts
• At most 20% of adolescents experience turmoil
• Less in non-Western societies
• The substantial majority of people experience positive moods and harmonious relationships with parents and peers.
• Those that experience severe conflict with parents tend to also exhibit one or both of the following:
• Clear-cut psychological problems (depression/conduct disorder)
• Disrupted family backgrounds
7. Three Components of this Myth
(Where does the “kernel” come from?)
a.Conflict with parents (cognitive and social)
b.Moody instability (physical)
c. Risky behavior (physical and social)
Risky Behavior/Emotional Changes and PHYSICAL
Development
• Puberty:
Define: The beginning of adolescence.
Marked by the beginning of physical and
reproductive maturation.
Primary and Secondary Sex Characteristics
9. Primary• Required for reproduction
• Only one per sex:
• Testes Mature – Males
• Ovaries Mature – Females
10. Secondary• Any trait that develops at
the same time as primary traits develop. NOT required for reproduction
• “Bonus” traits that develop asymetrically
• Examples:?
12. Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
• http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain.html
13. Physical Development and the Myth
• Moody instability (secondary characteristics, amygdala)
• Risky behavior (prefrontal cortex, amygdala)
14. Jean Piaget
• Developmental psychologist
• Outlined the stages of COGNITIVE development
• Piaget agreed that cognitive processes followed a series of stages, and even though certain children may reach stages before other children, the order of stages in invariable.
15. Cognitive Development
CognitionAll the mental activities
associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Upcoming Schedule• Today: Finalize cognitive development
Social development
OM-EIS (inventory)
• Friday: Finalize Myth #6
Mask Projects/Masks
Begin Test
• Tuesday: Continue Test
• Thursday: Finalize Test/Myth #6
Notebook Check
Personality Quizzes DUE
Missing/Late Work DUE
Notes Myth #6 DUE
*New Seats
Answer the following questions on your own. List EVERYTHING you can think of
….
• 16. Paperclip
• 17. Three arms
Concrete vs. Formal Operational Thought
Concrete (7-12)
• Object must be present to think about it
• Logical thought
• Rational thought
• Experience-based
18. Formal (12 )• Objects don’t need to be present to think
about them
• Logical thought
• Rational thought
• Abstract thought
• Hypothetical thought
• Reasoning not tied to experience
• Imagination, flexibility, range of comprehension
• http://educ613piaget.weebly.com/formal-operational-stage.html
• Arithemetic vs. Algebra
• Sarcasm
19. Do you think formally or concretely most of the
time? Explain.
20. Name some common issues
teens face socially. List anything and everything you can think of.
21. Erik Erikson
• Developmental psychologist
• Said that we go through eight stages of social development in our lifespan
• Each stage involves an internal conflict that must be resolved
• If we don’t resolve the conflict, we will fixate on it throughout our lifespan until it is resolved and it might affect later stages
Erik EriksonIdentity vs. Role Confusion
• The primary social accomplishment for adolescents, according to Erikson is to develop an identity or live a life filled with 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.
24. James Marcia
• Take the OM – EIS to determine your Ego Identity Status
• Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status
• Where are you in the process of forming your identity?
• Answer each question as honestly as you can.
Scoring• Add the numbers you listed for the following
questions four separate categories. Circle your high score at the end.
1. 3, 17, 21, 24, 27, 28, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 50, 58, 62, 63, 64
2. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 16, 19, 23, 25, 29, 30, 52, 53, 56, 59
3. 8, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 33, 35, 40, 42, 45, 46, 49, 51, 55, 60
4. 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 26, 31, 32, 34, 36, 43, 47, 48, 54, 57, 61
What is Your Stage of Identity Formation?
• Foreclosure - #1
• Diffusion - #2
• Achievement - #3
• Moratorium - #4
24. The Identity Crisis (Marcia)
Stage 1 (moratorium)
• separate from parents/authority (figurative)
• challenge their ideals
• role play
• experiment with “selves”
• make peer comparisons/interactions
• rebel
• take risks
• think about and process this experience
Stage 2 (achieved)
• determine “identity”
• settle into a “personality”
• plan for the future
• set goals for school/work
• Answer the question - Who am I?
The Four Stages
25. What Did Your Score Mean?
• Foreclosure
• Commitment without crisis
• Not yourself – foreclose on another’s identity
• Rigid
• Fearful
• Delayed
• Diffusion
• No crisis or commitment (early in adolescence)
• No desire to test roles/take risks
• “Pre” moratorium
25. What Did Your Score Mean
• Moratorium
• Crisis without commitment (yet)
• In midst of stage 1
• Achieved
• Crisis and commitment
• May return to moratorium
• Completed stage 1 and in stage 2
Parenting Styles and Identity Formation
• Increased conflict with parents is a common concern.
• Is it as common as one would think?
• 80% of adolescents report that they enjoy time spent with their parents and that they “rarely” fight or argue
• 20% do report consistent conflict – here is our kernal.
26. Perhaps the Conflict Relates to the Style of
Parenting Used
Authoritarian• Strict
• Totalitarian
• Rule-focused
• Structured
• Control-oriented
• Punishment
• No questioning
• - Foreclosure more often
• - Conflict more often
Authoritative• Structured
• Rules and consequences
• Consistent
• Warm, yet not a pushover
• Discuss rules openly
• Child has an influence – connects to the “why?” without being in control
• -Moratorium and Identity Formation more often
• Conflicts resolved
26. Perhaps the Conflict Relates to the Style of
Parenting Used
Permissive• Few rules
• Inconsistent
• Seeks child’s approval
• Child in control
• -Extended diffusion
• Conflict arises when parent attempts to assert control
Rejecting-Neglecting
• No interaction
• No parenting
• No emotional bond
• No desire to connect
Evaluate
27. What types of parenting do your parents use most of the time?
How has this affected your relationship?
28. How does the crisis (moratorium) perhaps relate to the increase in parental conflict?
29. Overall, what do you know about yourself now?
Mask Projects
• See Guidelines
Test – Evaluate Characters in a Film
• Test Score
• Open-Note
• Three Days of Watching
• Answers
• Phones
• THURSDAY:
• Notebook Check
• Personality Quizzes Due
• Missing/Late Work Due (Check your grades!)
• Notes Myth #6 Due
Nature vs. Nurture
Nature• Our inherent (inborn)
abilities, talents, capacities.
• We are who we are from the inside (biology) out
• Includes:
• genetics, biological processes/brain/chemicals
Nurture• Our learned skills, abilities,
talents and capacities.
• We are who we are from the outside (environment) in.
• Includes Learning from:
• experience, conditioning, training, observation, practice, reward, punishment,teachers, friends, society, parents, etc.
Where Do You Stand?
6. Mark the line. Think of your lifelines. What have you been most influenced by in your life?
Genie the “Wild Child”
• As you watch, make a claim and gather evidence to support that claim. Is Genie the product of her nature or her nurture?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmdycJQi4QA
What was your argument?
What evidence did you find to support your argument?