Facts
Myths and Realities
Stages and Theories
Biology
Cognitive Development (A lot of brain stuff)
100
This causes the belief in an imaginary audience and an optimistic bias. An adolescent may think: 'I am the center of the universe'
What is egocentrism
100
"They prefer to spend their time and money solely on themselves. They live a self-indulgent, materialistic lifestyle and care little about the world around them."
What is selfish
100
From logical to abstract thinking
What is formal operational stage
100
This area of the brain does higher order functions, including problem solving, planning, and making moral judgements
What is the prefrontal cortex
100
What type of benefits should be emphasized to abstain from risk-taking behavior in middle adolescence?
What is short-term benefits
200
May cause teens to eat more or less
What is peer pressure
200
In the recent movie _____ __ ____ the main character, an emerging adult man, shows so little inclination to move along toward adult responsibilities that his parents hire an attractive young woman to lure him out of their household and into a responsible adult life.
What is Failure to Launch (many adolescents are seen as slackers and adults wonder if they'll ever grow up)
200
"Not all cultures experience the storm and stress"
Who is Margaret Mead
200
What ages are defined in middle adolescence?
What is 15-17
200
True or false: middle adolescents are very reliant on concrete experiences to learn
What is false
300
Adolescents tend to be more affected by this influence, rather than by adults.
What is Peer Influence
300
Overall well-being _____ steadily from the late teens through the mid-twenties.
What is: rises
300
Erikson's 5th developmental stage: individuals are faced with deciding who they are, what they are all about, and where they are going in life.
What is Identity vs. Identity Confusion
300
Rapid, hormone driven changes in appearance sometimes referred to as the 'awkward' stage
What is growth spurt
300
Talking to your adolescent about their future during middle adolescence, including career exploration and roles in life often brings about higher
What is academic success
400
The way we think about other people, relationships and social groups
What is social cognition
400
True or False: Adolescents are wisecracks, rebellious, and moody.
What is False
400
Erikson's term for the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy that adolescents experience as part of their identity exploration.
What is Psychosocial Moratorium
400
Adolescents need just over 9 hours of this but usually get just around 7.5.
What is sleep
400
Event that typically finishes around age 16 that allows an advance in cognitive ability characterized by the decline in gray matter density
What is synaptic pruning
500
Acting without thinking. Not knowing why you did something. Typical of this age.
What is impulsivity
500
Emerging adults are a miserable lot, wracked with anxiety and unhappiness, intimidated to the point of paralysis about their grim prospects for entering the adult world.
What is: well-being
500
Adults must give adolescents time to explore different roles and personalities.
What is Role Experimentation
500
____ usually reach full physical development first.
What is girls
500
What subcortical region of the brain is implicated in greater risk behavior
What is Accumbens
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