NURS 1103 Lecture Notes - Imaginary Audience, Human Services, Personal Fable
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On average, teens add about 10 inches in height and about 40 pounds in weight. Start of the menstrual cycle: height gain: 2-8 inches between the ages of 9. 5-14. 5 years old, weight gain: 7-25 kg, stops growing 2-2. 5 years after first period. Major task for teens is to gain tolerance of their emotion by accepting their feelings and not interpreting them as going crazy . This is the level of emotional variability, moodiness and emotional outbursts. Tend to encounter more negative events: ex. rough relationships with family, friends, significant other, dealing with these events with greater emotions but emotionally less stable. For example, fear of gaining weight: girls have the view of themselves being overweight. Achieving identity is the major task in personality achievement. Teens who successfully resolve the psychological conflict of identity vs identity confusion will construct a solid self definition of who they are; which will consist of their chosen values and goals.
