AHSC 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Identity Formation, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Personal Fable
20 Jun 2017
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Puberty: a series of changes that take place over a period of years, and results in the attainment of an adult size and reproductive capacity. Spermarche: the start of development of sperm in boy"s testicles at puberty. Growth spurt: a period of rapid growth; increases in height, weight, Formal operations: a type of thinking characterized by thinking about abstract ideas, thinking about issues from multiple perspectives, and thinking about experiences and ideas in hypothetical terms. Adolescent: a period of self-discovery and self-growth, spans the ages of 10-18. Egocentrism: the feeling of being special, the need to look better than others, and conflicting values between the self parents, and peers. Personal fable: teens who overvalue their personal uniqueness. Comes from their discovery as thinking as an activity, and stems from a preoccupation with their own internal processes. Imaginary audience: since teens overvalue their uniqueness, they may perceive that others are as concerned with them as they are with themselves.
