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Adolescence, 6/e
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University

Psychosocial Development During Adolescence
Intimacy

Learning Objectives

1.

Understand the difference between intimacy and sexuality.

2.

Understand the differences between the friendships of children and those of adolescents.

3.

Understand the similarities and differences between Sullivan's theory of interpersonal development and Erikson's view of intimacy.

4.

Understand the perspective of attachment theory and how it pertains to the development of intimacy during adolescence.

5.

Understand the changes in the level of intimacy and its expression/display in adolescent friendships.

6.

Understand the relative changes in parent and peer targets of intimacy, as well as changes in other targets of intimacy.

7.

Understand the dynamics underlying friendships with the other sex and the age-related changes in cross-sex friendships.

8.

Understand the function of dating during adolescence.

9.

Understand the possible negative effects of intimate relationships.