PS276 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Moral Disengagement, Premarital Sex, Moral Development
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Autonomy: autonomy is associated with the terrible twos - a stage of development where they begin to explore their surroundings on their own and assert their desire to do as they please. Social roles and the development of autonomy: becoming involved in new roles and taking on new responsibilities place the adolescent in situations that require and stimulate the development of independent decision making, e. g. ) According to researchers, puberty is the main catalyst: changes in physical appearance provoke changes in the way adolescents are viewed. Which may provoke changes in the parent-child interaction: 2. Individuation in the context of closeness: emotional autonomy develops best under conditions that encourage both individuation and emotional closeness, a study on the interaction between parents and adolescents, coding for two behaviours, results: Enabling : parents accept their adolescent and at the same time help the teenager to develop and state his ideas through questions, explanations, and the tolerance of differences of opinion.
