Adolescence
The transition period from childhood to
adulthood.
Is adolescence getting longer or shorter?
Physical Development
• It all begins with puberty
Puberty: the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
Physical Development
What is the time period of adolescence?
What produces puberty?
What is the reason for puberty?
Primary Sexual Characteristics• The body structures that make
sexual reproduction possibleOvaries Testicle
s
Secondary Sexual Characteristics
• Nonreproductive sexual characteristics
Female breasts
Deepening of male voice
Body hair
Jalo’s Hips
When does puberty start?The Landmarks
• First ejaculation for boys
•Menarche for girls
Do we remember these things?
Puberty
Sequence is way more predictable than the
timing.How might timing differences effect an adolescent socially?
Would maturing early benefit girls and/or boys? Why or why not?
Cognitive Development
• Have the ability to reason but…….
•The reasoning is self-focused. Assume that their experiences are unique.•Experience formal operational thought
Lawrence Kohlberg and his stages of
Morality•Preconventional Morality
•Conventional Morality•Postconventional Morality
Preconventional Morality
•Morality of self- interest
•Their actions are either to avoid punishment or to gain rewards.
Conventional Morality
Morality is based upon obeying laws to
1.Maintain social order
2.To gain social approval
Postconventional Morality
•Morality based on your own ethical principles.
Talk is CheapHow do we turn morality into
action?
•Teach Empathy•Self-discipline to delay
gratification•Modal moral behavior
Social Development
Its all about forming an identity!!!
Identity• One’s sense of self.• The idea that an
adolescent’s job is to find oneself by testing various roles.
• Comes from Erik Erikson’s stages of Psychosocial development.
Identity
• Some teenagers take their identity early by sharing their parents values and expectations.
• Some teenagers will adopt a negative identity- opposition to society, but conforms to a peer group.
Intimacy
• Towards the end of adolescence, intimacy becomes the prime goal.
• Can you list the intimacy differences between men and women?
Trust vs. Mistrust
Age Important Event
Description
Birth - 18 months
Feeding Infants form a loving, trusting relationship with parents; they also learn to mistrust others.
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Age Important Event
Description
18 months - 3 Years
Toilet Training
Child's energies are directed toward physical skills: walking, grasping, and toilet training. The child learns control along with a healthy dose of shame and doubt.
Initiative vs. Guilt
Age Important Event
Description
3 - 6 Years Independence Child becomes more assertive, takes more initiative, becomes more forceful.
Competence vs. Inferiority
Age Important Event
Description
6 - 12 Years School The child must deal with demands to learn new skills while risking a sense of inferiority and failure
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Age Important Event
Description
Adolescence Peers Teens must achieve self-identity while deciphering their roles in occupation, politics, and religion.
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Age Important Event
Description
Young Adult Relationships The young adult must develop marriage-seeking relationships while combating feelings of isolation.
Generativity vs. StagnationAge Important
EventDescription
Middle Adult Parenting Assuming the role of parents signifies the need to continue the generations while avoiding the inevitable feeling of failure.
Integrity vs. Despair
Age Important Event
Description
Late Adult Life Reflection
Acceptance of one's lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment.