Chapter 4: Adolescence

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Chapter 4 Adolescence

• Section 2 Personal Development

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A. Introduction

• Sense of identity and self-esteem important and
  depend on________
• 1. Changes in _______ and _______
• 2. Involves changes in ___________
• 3. Changes in ______ thinking
• 4. Adjustments in _______________
• 5. Adjustments in _________ behavior

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B. Cognitive Development

• 1. Piagets ________ _________ thinking begins
• a. Can comprehend _____________
• What is life like on another planet?
• b. Can understand __________ principles
• ___________ Examples?
• ___________ Examples?
• c. Overpowering emotional feelings dealt with
  through ________________-what is it?

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B. Cognitive Development

• 2. Change in thinking leads to change in
  ____________ and _______ interactions
• Teens become very ___________
• Grow _____________
• Some develop ____________ _________ they can
  save the world from ________
• Unrealistic about lifes _____________
• Feel _______________

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3. Dr. David Elkind--Problems as a result of
immaturity and abstract thought processes

• a. Finding _________ with authority figures
• b.
• c.
• d.
• e.
• f.

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C. Moral Development

• Adolescents go through important moral changes
• _______Stages 4-5maybe even 6
• _______ laws more important than _______ laws
• Little changes during ____________more during
  ______________

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D. IdentityEricksons Identity Crisis

• 1. Unique to ____________
• 2. Period of _____ conflict and intense ______
  about ____ ____ ____
• 3.Factors contributing to onset
• a. ____________ changes
• b. ____________ development
• c. ____________ awakening

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4. Identity formation vs. identity confusion

• Adolescents need to organize their
• __________ formed when issues can be resolved
  occupation, values, sexual identity
• ____ __________ is normal

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E. James Marcias View-crisis arises due to
making a commitment (occupation, religion,
politics)

• 1. Categories to achieve a sense of identity
• A. identity ______________
• Considering the issues have not made commitment
  on any important decisions
• B. identity ______________
• Made a firm commitment to decisions made by
  others
• C. identity ____________ or _____________
• No decisions, no identity
• D. identity ________________
• Considered many identities, have freely committed

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Note

• Not all psychologists agree with Erikson and
  Marcia
• Erikson studied ___________ teens
• Erikson tended to ignore the influence of
  _____________

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F. Other Theories

• A. P___________crisis not normal due to
  ___________ circumstances
• B. B______ _________ ________ _____development
  is one _____________process interactions with
  others help to form identities
• C. M____development is _____________ no
  c______, no sudden change

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G. Conclusion

• Erikson did not include a social factor
• All theories must be included to explore
  personality development

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Assessment

• 1. Describe the social learning theory.
• 2. What is an example of rationalization and a
  reason it might occur?

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Assessment

• 3. Create a chart to describe Marcias identity
  theory.
• 4. What factors may help adolescents in their
  search for an identity?

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Assessment

• 5. Read handout and answer the question Should
  Heinz have stolen the drug? Why or why not?