the "storm- and- stress "view of adolescence as a turbulent time full of conflict and mood swings.
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Adolescents are primed to contribute to the world around them, as they develop
the cognitive maturity to consider the perspectives and needs of others and the social skills to provide emotional and practical support in meaningful ways.
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Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud, referred to adolescence as
________ a period of disruption to the id, ego, and superego- out of sync.
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Adolescence
the transition between childhood and adulthood
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Prosocial behavior appears to peak in
mid to late-adolescence
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Benson & Colleagues argues that too often researchers and society focus on
the negative developmental deficits such as risk-taking behaviors, drug use, and delinquency , as opposed to positive aspects such as meaningful relationships, passions about issues, social change, and talents
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1988 cross-cultural study of adolescents by Daniel Offer studied
self-images of teens across multiple countries.
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The 1988 study found that
73 percent reported positive self-image
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The teens in the 1988 study stated to be
happy much of the time, enjoy life, and express positive feelings toward family.
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The teens in the 1988 study value
work and school.
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The teens in the 1988 study perceive themselves as
having self-control, express confidence about their sexual selves, and feel capable of coping with life’s stresses.
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In this second decade of life, adolescence experience
dramatic changes in their biology, cognition, social and emotional development
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Relationships change with
parents, with peer groups, sexual exploration, abstract thought begins, and ideals and values are questioned and explored on a deeper level
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Anna Freud describes adolescence as a period of conflict, particularly with
parents about ‘need for ‘detachment’ and freedom
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Sigmund Freud called adolescence
psychosexual orientation
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In middle childhood brain development allows children to
use more integrated and select regions of the brain to complete the tasks they are performing, and this allows them to perform tasks more efficiently
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In adolescence brain development is marked by
another rapid period of overproduction of synapses, followed by a normal pruning process that allows teens and young adults to develop more sophisticated levels of thought
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What is the limbic system composed of?
amygdala, hippocampus, reticular formation
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The limbic system matures much earlier than
the prefrontal cortex
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The limbic system is almost completely developed by
adolescence
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Fear and emotions are
intensified
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Teen brains are primed for
experience and reward
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The prefrontal cortex is involved in
logic, reasoning, regulation, and emotional control
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The prefrontal cortex develops at a different pace than
the limbic system
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The limbic system involves
rewards and emotions
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Therefore, while the emotional part of the brain is strongly developed, and even “turbo-charged”,
the cognitive abilities to modulate these emotions are less mature
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Strongly developed emotions and underdeveloped emotional regulation leads to
the risky behavior and emotionality often described in this period
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