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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
Psychosocial Development in Adolescene

Outline

  1. Changing American families and their roles in adolescent life
    1. The loss of functions
      1. Former family functions
      2. Reasons for the loss of functions
        1. Vocational instruction
        2. Economic value
        3. Social stability
      3. Other factors affecting adolescent family life
        1. Social support
        2. Substance abuse
        3. Positive peer models
    2. The effects of divorce
      1. Economic
      2. Absence of one parent
      3. Disciplinary process
      4. Accepting remarriage
    3. The nurturing parent
      1. Parenting style
  2. Peer relations
    1. Developmental patterns of peer groups
      1. Ways in which the peer group changes from childhood to adolescence
        1. Adolescents spend much more time with peers than do younger children
        2. Adolescent peer groups receive less adult supervision and control
        3. Adolescents begin interacting more with peers of the opposite sex
        4. During adolescence, peer groups become more aware of the values and behaviors of the larger adolescent subculture
      2. Why peer groups change during adolescence
    2. Functions of peer groups
      1. Control aggressive impulses
      2. Obtain emotional and social support and become more independent
      3. Improve social skills, develop reasoning abilities, and learn to express feelings in more mature ways
      4. Develop attitudes towards sexuality and gender-role behavior
      5. Strengthen moral judgment and values
      6. Improve self-esteem
  3. Sexual behavior
    1. Stages of sexuality
      1. Autosexuality
      2. Homosexuality
      3. Heterosexuality
    2. Autosexual behavior
    3. Homosexuality
      1. The psychoanalytic theory of homosexuality
      2. The learning theory of homosexuality
      3. The biopsychosocial theory of homosexuality
    4. Heterosexual behavior
      1. First coitus
        1. Factors influencing its occurrence
        2. Adverse outcomes
      2. Sexual abuse
  4. Sexually transmitted infections
    1. AIDS
      1. Incidence
      2. Transmission of the AIDS virus
      3. Preventive measures
    2. Other sexually transmitted infections
      1. Chlamydial infection
      2. Gonorrhea
      3. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
      4. Genital herpes
      5. Syphilis
      6. Hepatitis B
  5. The teenage parent
    1. Trends in behavior
  6. Illegal behavior
    1. Substance abuse
    2. Criminal behavior
      1. Gang behavior
        1. Characteristics of urban gangs
        2. Formation of juvenile gangs
        3. Gang violence
        4. Growth in gang membership








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