PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Imaginary Audience, Frontal Lobe, Peer Pressure
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Some egocentric thinking lingers: teenagers tend to feel that they are constantly being observe by others (imaginary audience), and teenagers have an unrealistic sense of their own uniqueness (personal fable) When calm teens can rationalize almost as well as adults. Frontal cortex, which regulates emotions, is last area to fully develop. Feelings of boredom, indecision, lack of motivation are common. Desire to independence initially desired against parents, peer pressure becomes less important in late adolescence. Strife among teens common triggers struggled with identity and depression. Relations with parents often improve in late adolescence. Adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e k(cid:374)ow(cid:374) as ti(cid:373)e of (cid:858)sto(cid:396)(cid:373) a(cid:374)d st(cid:396)ess(cid:859) i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes (cid:373)ood swi(cid:374)gs, dep(cid:396)essio(cid:374), risky behaviors. Despite popular belief, most adolescents to not describe their life as rent by turmoil and chaos; most manage to keep stress in check. Phase of life distinctly different from adolescence and adulthood. In some ways in adult in some ways not. Despite popular belief, few adults experience a midlife crisis.
