| Cognitive Development increases markedly during adolescence! through piagets approach what are the 2 stages | formal operations period and egocentrism, |
| formal operations period | is the stage during which people develop the ability to think abstractly.
Piaget asserted that children enter this stage at the beginning of adolescence |
| Egocentrism in Adolescent Thinking | This is a stage of self-absorption where the world is seen only from one's own perspective.
Adolescent egocentrism helps explain why teens often think they’re the focus of everyone’s attention! |
| Adolescent egocentrism leads to two distortions: | IMAGINARY AUDIENCE, where adolescents think they are the focus of everyone else's attention.
PERSONAL FABLES, the belief that the adolescent is unique and exceptional and shared by no one else |
| Erikson: Identity v’s role confusion
what the 4 identity statuses | identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium and identity achievement |
| what is identity diffusion | few commitments are made to values or goals. There is little interest in this |
| what is identity foreclosure | a commitment is made but usually it is based on parents values and not exploration by the individual themselves |
| what is identity moratorium | An individual seeks to make commitments but is not settled on a final choice. For example they may study somewhere but still not be sure that this is their final choice. |
| what identity acheivement | The individual establishes their own goals and values and makes a commitment |
| what are things important to identity development | family, relationships, peers and friends |
| assessment for adolescents | Headss assessment
H - home and environment
E - Education and employment
A - Activities
D - Drugs
S - sexuality
S - Suicde/Depression |
| what are the two distorsions that develop from egocentrism | egocentrism leads to two distortions
IMAGINARY AUDIENCE, where adolescents think they are the focus of everyone else's attention.
PERSONAL FABLES, the belief that the adolescent is unique and exceptional and shared by no one else |
