THEORIES & THEORISTS
This psychologist believed adolescence was a time of "storm and stress."
The biological event that marks the end of childhood and the beginning of reproductive capability.
What is puberty?
A small, exclusive group of people within a larger peer group.
What is a clique?
Unlike depressed adults who appear sad, depressed teenagers generally appear this way.
According to Piaget, adolescents reach this stage of cognitive development, allowing them to think abstractly.
Margaret Mead believed this factor played a major role in adolescent development, rather than biology alone.
This condition describes uneven growth or maturation of bodily parts during adolescence
What is asynchrony?
This is the "glue" that holds peer groups together, causing teens to dress alike and avoid standing out.
What is conformity?
This eating disorder is characterized by refusing to eat and not maintaining weight, often affecting perfectionists with low self-esteem.
What is anorexia nervosa?
This process allows an individual to explain unpleasant feelings or behavior in a way that preserves self-esteem.
What is rationalization?
According to Judith Rich Harris, these groups, not parents, teach children how to behave in the world.
This neurotransmitter decreases during early adolescence and is responsible for regulating moods, which can lead to mood swings.
What is serotonin?
These are four functions that cliques serve: closeness with others, establishing identity, building self-confidence, and this fourth function.
What is developing independence from family (or clarifying values, or experimenting with roles)
This eating disorder involves binge eating followed by purging, and sufferers usually appear healthy or even overweight.
A sweet 16 birthday party or a bar mitzvah is an example of this type of event marking admission into adulthood
This psychologist identified developmental tasks that adolescents must master, including achieving economic independence.
Who is Robert Havighurst?
This neurotransmitter becomes more active during adolescence and affects the brain's reward system, causing teens to seek more exciting experiences.
What is dopamine?
While peers influence fashion and music, parents typically influence decisions about these three major life areas.
What are education, religion, and values (or marriage)?
These are two major events that can trigger depression in adolescents
What is loss of a loved one (death, separation, divorce) and breakdown of the family unit?
When adolescents develop this complex, they believe they can save the world from evil and solve all of society's problems.
This psychologist described problems adolescents develop as a result of abstract thought, including finding fault with authority figures and apparent hypocrisy.
Who is David Elkind?
This part of the brain is responsible for impulse control and decision-making but doesn't fully mature until adulthood, explaining risky teen behavior.
What is the frontal lobe?
According to studies, these three factors largely determine whether an adolescent will be accepted by a peer group.
The "illusion of invulnerability" is part of adolescent egocentrism and means this.
David Elkind noted that adolescents believe they are always playing to this, with extreme interest in their individual activities.