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