PSY 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Combinatorics, Prefrontal Cortex, Cognitive Development
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Developmental bridge between being a child and becoming an adult. Adolescence varies from 11 to 13 years, while the age at which it ends is between 17 and. Extreme views on adolescence have been replaced by a more balanced perspective: that adolescence is a normal period of development. The majority of adolescents do not experience any significant maladjustment, undesirable behavior or continuous emotional turmoil. Most adolescents" values are also similar to those of their parents. Some adolescents do experience this period as stormy and stressful, but they are more likely to come from a dysfunctional family background. It seems that adolescence is the weak link" in the life stages chain, if something will happen, it is most likely to happen during adolescence. In many cases, perceived negative behavior is not nearly as serious as it seems. Adolescence and its associated characteristics is a universal phenomenon that seems to occur in all cultures.
