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What is adolescence?
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The stage b/w childhood & adulthood charac by physical, cognitive, & psychosocial development
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How is physical development assessed?
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Tanner's stages of development: 5 stages based on pubic hair, penis, & testicular development for boys, & pubic hair & breast for girls
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Cognitive development of adolescences?
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Formal operations
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Freud's psychosocial development stage?
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Genital stage- strong sexual interests
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What are the substages of adolescences?
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Pre (before puberty), Early (11-15yo), Mid (15-17yo), Late (>17yo)
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Charac of pre-adol?
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Period of inc tension
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Charac of early adol?
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Begin middle school, thinking is concrete, mainly unisexual pee groups, parents/teachers still influential but peers become alternative, group dating, crushes
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Charac of mid adol?
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One-on-one dating, formal operation begins, abstract thinking, anticipates leaving home, concern for a broader world prospective
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Charac of late adol?
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Good abstract thinking, relationships become more serious, clear break from family, modifies parenal values
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3 major tasks of adol?
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Develop identity, independence, & capacity to form adult relationships
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Charac of identifty development?
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Experiments w/ diff styles & heros
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Charac of independence development?
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Needs to redefine relationship w/ parents in order to separate from them. Will use defenses (reversal of affect, displacement, narcissism)
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Charac of relationship development?
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Crushes in early adol, narcissism can lead to status in mid-adol, fully integrated/loving/sexual relationship
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Erikson's life-scycle stage of adol?
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Stage 5: Identity & role diffusion
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What is asynchronous development?
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All domains of development may not progress @ same rate. Inc the potential for high risk behavior (drug abuse & pregnancy)
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Teen pregnancy?
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Obstetrical complications, infant mortalitym & developmental problems are higher in teen mothers than moms in 3rd decade
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Most often abused substance?
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Alcohol. Usually binge drinking (>5 for males & >4 for females)
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What is the Amethyst Initiative?
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College Presidents debate lowering the drinking age
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Why are teens @ inc risk for substance abuse?
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Adol is an intrinsically high risk per, strong peer press, poorly assess risks & conseq
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Adol suicide?
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3rd leading cause of death in 15-19yo. Fire arms most common. The greatest risk is past suicide attempts
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