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Human Development Across the Lifespan Cover Image
Human Development Across the Lifespan, 5/e
John S. Dacey, Boston College
John F. Travers, Boston College
Adolescence
Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Outline

  1. How should we define adolescence?
    1. Four traits of the adolescent transition
      1. Relative plasticity
      2. Relationism
      3. Historical embeddedness
      4. Diversity and individual differences
    2. When does it start?
    3. G. Stanley Hall
      1. Psychological theory of teenage development
      2. Storm and stress
      3. Criticisms of Hall's work
  2. Theories of adolescence
    1. Anna Freud's psychological theory
      1. Restoration of the delicate balance between the ego and the id
      2. Adolescent defense mechanisms
        1. Asceticism
        2. Intellectualization
    2. Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory
      1. Achieving a state of identity
        1. Identity crisis
        2. Repudiation of choices
        3. Identity confusion
        4. The moratorium of youth
        5. Premature foreclosure
      2. Marcia's theory of identity status
        1. Two factors in the attainment of a mature identity
          1. Person must undergo several crises
          2. Person must come to a commitment
        2. Four possible statuses
          1. Identity confusion
          2. Identity foreclosure
          3. Identity moratorium
          4. Identity achievement
    3. John Hill's biopsychosocial theory
      1. Biopsychosocial theory of adolescence
      2. Dependence to interdependence
      3. Changes in sexuality
      4. Integration of intimacy and sex
      5. Achievement motivation and behavior
  3. Physical development
    1. Your reproductive system
      1. The female sexual system
        1. Bartholin's glands
        2. Cervix
        3. Clitoris
        4. Fallopian tubes
        5. Fimbriae
        6. Hymen
        7. Labia majora
        8. Labia minora
        9. Mons pubis or mons veneris
        10. Ova
        11. Ovaries
        12. Pituitary gland
        13. Ureter
        14. Urethra
        15. Uterus
        16. Vulva
      2. The male sexual system
        1. Cowper's glands
        2. Epididymis
        3. Foreskin
        4. Glans penis
        5. Pituitary gland
        6. Prostate glands
        7. Scrotum
        8. Testes
        9. Ureter
        10. Urethra
        11. Vas deferens
    2. When does puberty start?
      1. Sequences of physiological change
      2. Psychological impact of puberty
    3. The effects of timing on puberty
      1. The early-maturing female: Ann
      2. The average-maturing female: Beth
      3. The late-maturing female: Cathy
      4. The early-maturing male: Al
      5. The average-maturing male: Bob
      6. The late-maturing male: Chuck
    4. The secular trend
      1. Average age of onset is 12.5 years
      2. Role of nutrition, sanitation, and health care
      3. Normal age ranges of puberty
    5. Body image and eating disorders
      1. Anorexia nervosa
      2. Bulimia nervosa
      3. The athletic body and eating disorders
    6. The role of stress
      1. Relationship to mental illness
  4. Cognitive development
    1. Variables in cognitive development: Piaget
      1. Review of Piaget's stages
      2. Culture and gender variation
      3. Gender and formal operations
        1. Math
    2. Elkind's theory of adolescent egocentrism
      1. Imaginary audience
      2. Personal fable
    3. Critical thinking
      1. Convergent thinking
      2. Divergent thinking
    4. Creative thinking
      1. Creativity, giftedness, and the IQ
        1. Precociousness
        2. Prodigiousness
    5. Mental health issues
      1. Impact of family environment
      2. Adolescent suicide
        1. Myths
        2. Warning signs
      3. Types of mental disorders








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