This major concern for adolescents is evidenced by a preoccupation with their appearance.l
What is body image?
100
Elkind described the two components of this as the imaging audience and the personal fable.
What is adolescent egocentrism?
100
As adults, don't take emotional outbursts of teens personally.
What is keeping things in perspective?
100
This is a specific type of humor that adolescents inflict upon each other.
What is sarcasm?
200
This is the point at which a young teen has developed the biological potential to reproduce.
What is sexual maturation?
200
Because teens dislike being different from their peers, this area of development can have a psychological impact on them.
What is the timing of puberty?
200
It is an emotional display that adults view as totally disproportionate to the event.
What is a sense of crisis?
200
This allows teens the opportunity to express their concerns and complaints.
What is listening?
200
These include perception, facilitation of thought, understanding, and intelligence.
What are the four elements of emotional intelligence?
300
For girls, it is typically between the ages of 10 & 12, for boys it is between the ages of 12 & 14.
What is the growth spurt?
300
This can confound the adolescent need to carve out a personal identity.
What is comparison to others?
300
This if often the manifested by adolescents not liking the image they see of themselves in a mirror.
What is a negative sense of self?
300
To provide the emotional first-aid needed by adolescents, adults should not trivialize but do this instead.
What is empathizing?
300
Skeletal and muscular growth and maturation are largely controlled by its function.
What is the thyroid?
400
During periods of rapid growth, this outpaces muscular growth, making young adolescents more prone to fractures.
What is skeletal development?
400
Active and growing teens require more of these than at any other point in their lives.
What is calories?
400
It is characterized by taking up new ventures, then quickly losing interest in them.
What is fickleness?
400
Adolescents behaving in an age-appropriate manner is no surprise.
What is understanding and accepting normal behavior?
400
They are identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement.
What are the four stages of identity formation?
500
During this process, the tailbone may become tender or sore, being one reason adolescents need to change positions frequently.
What is ossification? (or What is fusing of the vertebrae?)
500
Rapid growth frequently results in a loss of this, explaining why adolescents complain about taking notes and completing lengthy handwriting assignments.
What is loss of coordination? (or What is a decrease in fine motor control?)
500
This characteristic is exemplified by acting upon thoughts without thinking through the consequences of the actions.
What is impulsiveness?
500
Since it is not possible to teach or project positive self-esteem or emotional stability to adolescents, adults can employ this method to help them deal with their emotions.
What is being a good role model?
500
It is a general evaluation of one's competency and worth.