(Baron, 1998, p. 343) During this period of adolescence development sexual hormones are increased, the boys start to produce sperm and the girls begin their menstrual periods. The start of puberty in adolescence varies in girls. Brenda C. Coleman asserts that most girls begin to menstruate by the time they are thirteen; but for some this process does not start until considerably later, and for others it may begin as early as age seven or eight. (Coleman, 1997) Boys affirms Baron (1998) begins to produce sperm by the time they are fourteen or fifteen; but again for some the process may start either earlier or later. (Baron, 1998) These physical changes in development of the adolescence can have dramatic impacts on the mental development of the adolescence as well.
This may cause the teenager to become more independent as they may resent their parents, for getting divorced, and leave home. The family, in which an adolescent is living in at the time of puberty, can make a difference to how a teenager handles puberty. “Puberty is characterized by accelerated physical growth and intense psycho-social adjustment” (Mattson 6). Rapid transitions begin to take place, and their bodies start to transform. Boys commence to develop later than girls, causing stress due to identity quandaries.
Increasingly as children in modern society are becoming more rebellious and independent and construct their own individual identities, many people argue that the peer they socialise with have the greatest effect on their behaviour. This idea is debateable however, as there are other institutions like the media or the family that are key in instilling norms and values of society. The ways in which peer groups socialise a person into his/her gender identity are many. Through peer group pressure along with positive and negative sanctions, it is inevitable that a young person will conform to their group’s norms and values. Firstly, the ideas of being isolated from a friendship group is a daunting vision for many youngsters, and are thus willing to adopt the groups norms and values if it means they will acquire popularity or just to be part of a group.
• Discuss early childhood education and its influence on cognitive development. • Include at least two references. • Format your paper to APA standards. PSY 375 Week 2 DQs 1 , 2 PSY 375 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Middle Childhood and Adolescence Development Paper Learning Team Assignment Middle Childhood and Adolescence Development Paper • Prepare a 1,500- to 1,700-word paper in which you address adolescence and how this stage affects development. Include where appropriate the positive and/or negative consequences of developmental choices during this time period.
While the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy are felt most by young women and their children, it is important that strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy also impact on young men's attitudes and behavior. Teenage pregnancy is a complex issue, affected by young people's knowledge about sex and relationships and their access to advice and support; and influenced by aspirations, educational attainment, parental, cultural and peer influences and levels of emotional well-being. Pregnancy options- If you are pregnant, you have three options. First, you can stay pregnant and become a parent, with or without the support of the other parent. Second, you can carry the pregnancy to term (when the baby is ready to be born), and then give the baby up for adoption.
Being belonged to a group also helps us in gaining support from others, developing social skills and building our identity. In contrary, if we do not belong to a group, we may face disadvantages of being isolated and bullied, because being a ‘loner’ will have possibilities of being ‘picked’ by others. People are afraid of all the consequences of being lonely so despite it being detrimental, some choose to accept and abide others’ beliefs. By matching somebody else’s expectation of us, we may be very
Aspects of Adolescent egocentrism Development in teen years includes high increase of hormones, brain development that’s imbalanced, sexual maturation (puberty) and most importantly great self-awareness. Adolescent egocentrism starts to become more apparent in the tween and teen years. With the increase of hormone production and onset of puberty there is another imbalance to this development, the brain development. The limbic system matures before the pre frontal cortex leaving the imbalance of more emotion and less logical thinking. With an influx of self-absorbed thoughts, high awareness of details, and great concern of others opinions, this egocentric stage can possibly cause even more imbalance stress and anxiety in adolescent years.
Selfperception affects an individual’s self-efficacy skills, therefore affecting how an individual will communicate their experiences. While self-perception is an important trait to take into consideration when dealing with self-reporting, it does however, as mentioned, affect the validity of the results due to individuals underreporting and over reporting their actions. Comparisons of Limitations All three articles discussed the limitation of self-reporting, more so in Article 1. While self-reporting is indeed a valuable asset, self-reporting at times is affected due to individuals underreporting their behavior, as well as over reporting it (Hauge et al., 2009). Underreporting occurs due to individuals being dishonest regarding their behavior, therefore causing an error in the research done.
A good example of this is at work if there is a situation at work and you have to resolve it this person looks into different points of view and will do what it’s best for both. It’s a very fair person. They want everybody’s satisfaction. The weakness of being under Result Lens is that you need to learn to reflect on your actions, because if you don’t learn it you will fail in your decisions and your life. People under Result Lens tend to be possessive and sometimes this characteristic drives people away.
In contrast, adolescent is the hormonal period. Berger (2010) stated, “Hormones regulate hunger, sleep, moods, stress, sexual desire, immunity, reproduction, and many other bodily functions” (p. 310). These increased production of hormones in adolescent cause a change in personality, physical, and mental changes. The adolescent tend to geared toward the opinion of their peers, how people perceive them, and in conflict with their parent. “Disputes are common, as the adolescent‘s drive for independence often clashes with the parents’ customary control” (Berger, 2010, P. 354).