Chapter 11
Why do adolescents sometimes make unwise decisions?
Impulse control is still relatively immature so they end up making unwise decisions.
Hormones also affect their decision making, the sleep is main factor
Brain takes longer than it takes to mature.
Prefrontal cortex not fully developed
What are some of the areas in which you think adolescents should be able to make their own decisions and judgments, based on what you have just read about brain development, impulse control, and risky behavior in adolescents?
Things that are not risky such as reading a book, choosing a cloth
Chapter 11:1 Physical Development |
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Chapter 11:2 Social Development |
Chapter 11:3 Identity FormationHow do psychologists view identity development?Our sense of selfAccording to Erikson, what three issues must children deal with?Inferiority, failure, and incompetence.According to Erikson, what happens if a teen does not succeed in forging an identity?Thye feel isolated suffer from loneliness, depressionWhat is an identity crisis?Newly forming identities are at odd with peoples expectation and what roles they should play.What roles do gender and ethnicity play in identity formation?The feeling of needing to be belonged to something means that there are different groups based on cultures, it differs for each gender too. Different culture have different expectations. Gender, social norms all play in identity formation.** ** |
Why do adolescents sometimes make unwise decisions?
Impulse control is still relatively immature so they end up making unwise decisions.
Hormones also affect their decision making, the sleep is main factor
Brain takes longer than it takes to mature.
Prefrontal cortex not fully developed
What are some of the areas in which you think adolescents should be able to make their own decisions and judgments, based on what you have just read about brain development, impulse control, and risky behavior in adolescents?
Things that are not risky such as reading a book, choosing a cloth
Chapter 11:1 Physical Development |
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Chapter 11:2 Social Development |
Chapter 11:3 Identity FormationHow do psychologists view identity development?Our sense of selfAccording to Erikson, what three issues must children deal with?Inferiority, failure, and incompetence.According to Erikson, what happens if a teen does not succeed in forging an identity?Thye feel isolated suffer from loneliness, depressionWhat is an identity crisis?Newly forming identities are at odd with peoples expectation and what roles they should play.What roles do gender and ethnicity play in identity formation?The feeling of needing to be belonged to something means that there are different groups based on cultures, it differs for each gender too. Different culture have different expectations. Gender, social norms all play in identity formation.** ** |