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Adolescence
PsychologyChapter 11 Review
Physical Maturation
Males• Boys experience growth
spurts about 2 years later than girls.
Females
Physical differences between boys and girls is greatest during early adolescence.
Eating Disorders
• Bulimia nervosa: binge and purge– Psychological problem– Physical problem– Affects more females than males
• Anorexia nervosa: starvation
Groups
• Gang: a rebellious, antisocial group• Crowds: they have strict rules concerning how
their members dress• Conformity: the need to conform to the group
is physical appearance and activities is strongest during early adolescence
Identity
• Sense of Identity: most important psychological issue facing adolescents
• Marcia’s state of identity achievement– An understanding of fidelity.– Working toward reaching your goals.– Security within yourself.
Moral Reasoning• Postconventional level: concepts of justice
and honor
Parent-Teen Relations• Poor communication between parent and
adolescent contributes to juvenile delinquency
• Bickering and arguing between parents and adolescents is worst during early adolescence
Cultural Differences
• Rite of passage: change of status from adolescent to adulthood
Before they are allowed to marry, boys of the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia have to be whipped by men of the tribe and then run across the backs of four castrated bulls that are lined side by side, and voila…he’s a man.
Moratorium State
• This person delays commitments
CHAPTER 11 REVIEWTextbook-end of chapter P. 345
Adolescence
Early (2 & 3)• Highest level of
arguing with parents
• Females much more mature than males
Middle (4 & 5)• Don’t care
about what others wear
• Less fighting, more harmony between adolescents and parents
Late (1 & 6)
• A 15-year-old• Females
slightly more mature than males
True/False(7, 8, and 11=false)
9. An early maturing boy generally has a higher self-concept than an early maturing girl.
10. Both the clique and the gang have strict rules for how to behave.
Fill-in-the-Blank
12. rite of passage13. alienation14. identity confusion15. fidelity16. moratorium
Matching
17. c – has no identity and has stopped trying to find one
18. a – makes decisions about identity too soon
19. d – trial-and-error period
20. b –has a well-defined self concept
a. foreclosureb. Identity achievementc. diffusiond. moratorium