Development
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Period of Adolescence
Period of Adolescence
Rapid growth
Interaction of physical, psychological, and
environmental factors
Off timing of systems (Dahl, 2004)
Puberty
Physical growth
Emotion and behavior regulation
Importance of understanding interaction of
all the systems;
Transitions all occur sequentially but not
necessarily at the same time
Overview
I.
Physical Development
II.
Cognitive Development
III.
Socio-emotional Development
IV.
Socio-economic Development
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I. Physical Development
Height
Secondary
Sex Characteristics
Continued
Brain Development
Girls
Weight
Secondary Sex
Characteristics:
Pubic hair
Menarche or penis growth
Voice changes for boys
Underarm hair
Facial hair growth for boys
Increased
Continued Brain
Development
Not
Emotional,
physical
abilities incomplete
May
and
mental
Bottom Line?
hours
May
Girls
Ask more direct questions about sex trying to figure out values around sex
inconsistency
in
responsibility taking and in
decision making
Provide opportunities for safe
risk taking
Avoid
criticizing/comparing to
others
Encourage enough sleep
Encourage/model healthy eating
Encourage/model activity
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II. Cognitive
Development
Advanced
Abstract
Reasoning Skills
Thinking Skills
Meta-Cognition
Options
Possibilities
Logical
Hypothetically
What if?
Think Abstractly
Can
Can
Think
Can
Heightened self-consciousness
Believes
no
one
else
experienced feelings/emotions
Tend
to
exhibit
orientation
has
justice
SOCIO - EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF
HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS
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Socio-economic of
adolescent
Adolescents
of low socio-economic
status seem to be more vulnerable in
comparison with their peers of
higher socio-economic status and
were identified as a target group for
health-promotion programs.
THE BEST OF
TIMES
THE WORST OF
TIMES
On this topic:
Self - Understanding
10-13
Stereotypes of Gender
Differences
* Boys have higher self-esteem in
achievement and leadership
Girls
is
better
in
terms
of
congeniality and sociability, spelling,
penmanship, neatness, reading and
music (Elcless et.al 1993 and Hattie
& Marsh , 1996)
Conclusion: Girls are more emotional
with boys (Oliver et. al 1990)
Developing Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem
means : appreciation of
ones self or self love, regardless of
genetic endowment.
The root of self-esteem is in the
mother child relationship.
(7-11 ages) adolescents gain self
strength and self-confidence.
(Age 14) middle adolescence begins
the feeling of danger.
FRIENDSHIP AND
INTIMACY
Teenage friendship is a social system
which can be wholesome in terms of
sharing THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND
CARING for one another.
Adolescents tend to spend more
time with friends (up to 16% of their
time, studies show)
IDENTITY ISSUES
The active search which adolescence in
to try gain new understanding of self
along
Sexual
Occupational
Religious and
Self- image
The major task in developing SELF
IDENTITY is the formation of inner
sameness and continuity in personality
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