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Physical Development Awareness
Identity
I'm Having a "Me Party"
Emotional Traits of Adolescents
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What is the gland that controls hormone secretion and is most active during puberty?
pituitary gland
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What is a major basis for adolescents in peer selection, social image and romantic appeal?
The adolescents physical appearance.
100
During the Industry vs. Inferiority stage of identity formation what aspects are the major factors?
During this state identity is primarily formed by personal competency (skills and activities that they are good at).
100
Because many adolescents lean towards concrete or operational thinking, what cognitive ability do they lack that may impact them in social settings?
The ability to put themselves in others positions (empathy).
100
What is adolescent moodiness often attributed (perhaps overlooking external factors in their lives)?
Moodiness is often attributed to normal hormonal fluctuations.
200
The onset of puberty varies between the ages of 9 and 16, but what remains relatively consistent in puberty amongst individuals?
The sequence or order of physical development.
200
Media portrayals of ideal bodies are often lean and athletic. Many adolescents are unhappy with their developing bodies and unsatisfied by how they measure up to these media ideals. What should educators do in addressing this issue?
Educators can help assure students of their value beyond physical appearance and highlight other positive attributes the individual possesses.
200
According to the works of Marcia (digging deeper into the original theory presented) what are the four stages identity formation?
Identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, identity achievement
200
What is the imaginary audience?
The belief that everyone's attention is on young adolescent stemming from their self conscious tendencies and the belief that other's are focusing as much attention on themselves as they are.
200
What emotional trait of adolescents is a manifestation of their introspection and newly found ability to contemplate and speculate about their own lives?
Need for privacy both physically and emotionally.
300
What is asynchronous development?
Asynchronous development describes the staggered onset of puberty between boys and girls with girls typically entering puberty and physical development between 10 and 12 and boys beginning around 12 and 14.
300
What are the long term psychological impacts of late and early maturing boys?
Late maturing boys tend to develop a more positive personal identity in adulthood. Early maturing boys tend to advance more socially during adolescents but often build friendships with older peers exposing them to more serious risk factors and dangerous behaviors.
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Adolescents form their self concept by evaluating their scholastic, athletic, social, physical, behavioral and romantic abilities as well as their ability to have close friendships and their job performance. What individual variable is a major factor of their self concept when looking at these areas? How does this differ between girls and boys?
The value the individual assigns to each of these areas varies greatly and factors in highly to if they have a positive or negative self concept. Girls tend to value a greater number of these areas than boys and tend to place more emphasis on the quality of social, friendship and romantic abilities.
300
What is the personal fable?
The personal fable is the adolescent tendency to feel a unrealistic sense of uniqueness leading to the feeling that no one has every experienced the emotions and situations that they find themselves in.
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What defines an the adolescent sense of humor?
Humor that is frequently directed towards others in an effort to deflect attention from themselves is characteristic of adolescents. Adolescents also frequently use sarcasm which can be interpreted literally by the subject.
400
A student in your class often fidgets in his chair and has trouble sitting appropriately for a class period. What physical change could be behind this?
The Ossification of the tailbone can cause students discomfort sitting in one position for a prolonged period.
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What are the physical trends and their psychological impact on late and early maturing girls?
Early maturing girls tend to have more positive body image during these early years of puberty, but physical often develop more "short and stocky" figures and grow to have less positive body image. Later developing girls tend to be less satisfied with their body image during the early years of puberty, but tend to develop a more lean and socially accepted figure resulting in more frequent positive body image.
400
How could self esteem be described as a self fulfilling prophesy?
Students with high self esteem tend to display the ability to complete tasks without reassurance and do well in school which builds their positive self esteem. Students with lower self esteem tend to believe they cannot achieve and display "learned helplessness" resulting in the inability to achieve independently.
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What is the connection between egocentrism and risky behavior?
Due to their construction of a personal fable, adolescents often frequently feel immune to negative consequences. This can lead to the notion that "bad things happen to other people but not me" when engaging in risky behavior.
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How do the characteristics of moodiness and fickleness differ?
Moodiness is described as their emotional state which is frequently effected by hormonal states. Fickleness is described as relating to interests and the adolescents need for experimentation and exploration.
500
A student suddenly jumps out of her seat, skips to the trash and dances as she returns to her seat, seemingly out of nowhere. What could be the explanation for her sudden and seemingly bizarre energetic behavior?
Her adrenal glands are unstable during puberty and often result in a sudden and unprovoked rush of adrenalin causing them to jump, run or shout energetically.
500
What are the primary messages that adolescents need to hear from adults during their physical maturation?
Students need to be reassured they are normal and need to be provided with accurate information about the physical changes they are undergoing.
500
In an effort to build up self esteem, a teacher praises a students effort when he/she is not working to their full capacity. How could this be detrimental to the student's self esteem?
This can prove counterproductive and affirm in the student's eyes that this mediocre effort is the best you expect from them. Higher expectations that are still realistic is a better way to help the student balance their "aspirations with limitations."
500
Thinking critically: How can the rising popularity of post apocalyptic novels with a strong heroine/hero (Hunger Games, Divergent etc.) relate to the concept of adolescent egocentrism?
In these novels the protagonist truly is going through an unique experience therefore making the notion of the "personal fable" a reality. Additionally, the protagonists are repeatedly in extremely dangerous situations which they survive, lending to the concept of invulnerability (note: adolescents are frequently troubled by the death of the protagonist in the Divergent series after surviving so many dangerous situations and shattering this concept).
500
What is the explanation behind the adolescent characteristic of stress and what can educators do to assist adolescents in regards to it?
Stress peaks at this time due to limited coping skills and the sense of crisis trait. It is worsened by feelings of loss of control and social instability. Educators can alleviate stress of adolescents by teaching coping skills like practice sessions for oral presentations and coordinating to avoid unreasonable homework burdens placed on students.