Later Adolescence

What are the Developmental Tasks of later adolescence?

1. Autonomy from parents

2. Gender Identity

3. Internalized Morality

4. Career Choices

What is the developmental task Autonomy from Parents about?

• ability to regulate own behavior

• independence in your thinking, emotions, actions

  • setting boundaries, or making decisions based on your own needs, values and interests

• leaving home and being self sufficient

• parents and children accept each other’s individuality

What is the developmental task Gender Identity about?

• acquiring your set of beliefs, attitudes, about who you are in":

  • social lives

  • community

  • education

  • intimate relationships

  • religion

  • family

  • work

What is the developmental task Internalized Morality about?

• new cognitive abilities that allow multiple perspectives

• increasingly aware of the rights and needs of others

• we call upon this task when:

  • faced with pressures to violate our own moral beliefs

  • faced with situations that require moral evaluation, judgment, and decision making

What is the developmental task Career Choices about?

• sets the tone for the rest of our adulthood

• factors that influence our career choices:

  • education

  • family background

  • gender socialization

  • money

  • interests/passion

What is the Psychosocial Crisis of later adolescence?

• Individual Identity vs. Identity Confusion

What is the PC Individual Identity about?

• developing a stable understanding of who you are as an individual

What is the PC Identity Confusion about?

• difficulty developing a consistent understanding of who you are and what you believe

What is the Central Process of later adolescence?

• Role Experimentation

What is the CP Role Experimentation about?

• trying on different “hats”

• trying different roles, identities, experiences, and behaviors, to discover what fits you best

What is the Coping Behavior of later adolescence?

• Fidelity to values and Ideologies

What is the coping behavior of later adolescence about?

• remaining committed to personal beliefs, values, and principles after developing a stable identity

What is the Core Pathology of later adolescence?

• Repudiation

What is the core pathology of later adolescence about?

• rejecting people, groups, or ideas that do not align with one’s own beliefs and values

• rigid worldview