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Unit 2 Development through life Chapter 3: Adolescence

Task 1: Defining Adolescence - Physical change in Adolescence Fill in the blanks to complete a summary of 2 texts: Defining of Adolescence and Physical change in Adolescence. Adolescence is (1) . from the dependence of childhood to the independence of adulthood. The word adolescence by be defined in three approach views: biological terms, psychological perspective and (2) In biological terms, adolescence refers to the period following (3) . and the end of physical growth. It is considered as a psychological process occurring within the individual in term of psychology. And from a social perspective, adolescence can be defined in terms of (4).. not yet an adult, but no longer a child. The onset of adolescent is marked by two biological or physical changes, including (5) .. and sexual maturation. The growth spurt of early adolescence usually occurs in girls at an earlier age than it does in boys. It also directly leads to the potential psychological turmoil of early adolescence. (6) are girls or boys reach puberty before or after most of their peers. According to the researchers, a early bloomer is more (7) . in its impact than being an late bloomers. Task 2: Cognitive and social development in adolescence Decide the following sentences are True (T) or False (F), then correct the mistakes of the false ones. 1. Adolescents are regarded as experimenters who are trying things out and doing things their ways. 2. One of the main duties of adolescence is making decision of an identity crisis - the feeling of being uncertain about who or what you are. 3. The tendency to estimate them to be more important than others and develop some impractical perception about themselves is called imaginary audience. 4. Personal fables is the term used to refer to the constant feeling of adolescents that everybody is looking at and evaluating them, but indeed, nobody is. 5. The resolution of adolescents conflicts with their family depends remarkably on parental style: authoritarian, permissive or democratic style. In which, permissive style of parenting is the most recommended one.

Task 3: Teenage Suicide Fill in the blanks to make a flow chart which summarizes two sections: 3 and 4.

Teenage Suicide

Statistic about teenage suicide

(1)

Rates of successful and failed suicide attempts are on (2)

(4) Suicide is the (3) leading killer of teenagers

Predictor

(5)

Solutions to reduce the suicide rate

Realizing that suicide is a real & present problem

Learnin Bringing g the discussions signs of of suicide (7) out into (6) .. ..

Educa -ting peers

Mounting a national campaign against suicide

Key Task 1: 1. a period of transition 2. social perspective 3. the onset of puberty 4. being in-between 5. growth spurt 6. Early or late bloomers 7. positive Task 2: 1. T 2. T 3. F imaginary audience personal fables 4. F personal fables imaginary audience 5. F permissive democratic Task 3: 1: Factors leading to teenage suicide 2: Increase 3: third 4: Predisposing factors 5: Precipitating events 6: open 7: impending suicide