PS276 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Rough Play, Physical Attractiveness, Mental Model
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Intimate relationships are facilitated by the social changes of the period, which provide for more opportunities for adolescents to be along with each other and for them to acquire experiences that bring them close to adults. Sullivan emphasized the social aspects of growth, suggesting that psychological development can be best understood when looked at the interpersonal terms: the challenges of adolescence revolve around trying to satisfy changing interpersonal needs. If the interpersonal tasks of adolescence have been negotiated successfully, the young person enters late adolescence able to be intimate, able to enjoy sex, and able to experience intimacy and sexuality in the same relationship. The quality of infant attachment is linked to adult romantic relationships through effects on social development in childhood and adolescence. Changes in the display of intimacy: knowing who their friends are, as individuals move through adolescence, they gain knowledge about more intimate aspects of their friends" lives, e. g. )
