Physical Development in Adolescence
This is the biological process that starts adolescence and leads to rapid physical changes.
What is puberty?
This stage, identified by Piaget, allows teens to think more logically and about abstract ideas.
What is the formal operational stage?
These people influence a teen’s long-term values the most.
Who are parents?
These are the brain areas responsible for planning, decision-making, and impulse control that continue developing during adolescence.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This term describes how teens often feel like everyone is watching or judging them.
What is adolescent egocentrism?
This term describes the “in-between” period from ages 18 to 25.
What is emerging adulthood?