Cognitive development is another important aspect of the development of an adolescent. Andy would be in the early formal stage in terms of cognitive development and has not reached the complete formal stage but is beginning to transition from concrete to formal thinking. Andy demonstrates a lot of adolescent egocentrism. Fed up with Bender, he told him that “if I lose my temper you're totaled, man” (Friesen, Hughes, Manning, Meyer, Tanen, & Hughes, 1985). Another instance is when he tells the other adolescents something when then are in the library, waiting for the time when they are allowed to leave. “I'm not a winner because I want to be one. I'm a winner because I've got strength and speed... kinda like a racehorse. It's about how involved
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For each developmental period of humans, Erikson has assigned different stages. One of the most critical stages is identity versus identity confusion, which happens to fall in the adolescence period. During this stage, an adolescent will either find their identity rather quickly or after a slow process, or have a hard time finding what his or her identity is at all. An adolescent will discover potential identities, select an identity, and accept his or her identity. Andy seems to have some struggles with finding his identity but also knows some of who he is. He appears at first like a jock that has a cocky attitude and is popular because he is an athlete that does really good in wrestling. As you learn more about Andy, you realize that he appears tough, has high-self-esteem, and has a lot of confidence on the outside. But on the inside, he struggles with gaining acceptance from others, being liked, and maintaining a self-esteem. Not many people know what his dad does to him and how he brings him down emotionally with what he says to Andy. He had an identity as a wrestler, but is starting over again by the end of the movie, searching and discovering new potential …show more content…
He follows orders but exhibits frustration towards the end of his time in the library when he sees that his father is controlling his identity. He also is able to make new friends after spending a day in the library with the other four characters. He has adopted his father’s viewpoint for most of his life that he should be a wrestler and is motivated to achieve high goals. He also has low self-esteem around his father but has high-esteem when he is around people that are also athletes or are popular. He seems to be emotionally stable because he deals with his emotions appropriately. Andy is willing to talk to others and be open about how he feels. Yes, he had struggles with telling his dad how he truly feels but he comes to realize that he doesn’t have to always do what his father wants for him. He is struggling with his identity and isn’t sure what he wants to do once he graduates but knows for a fact that he doesn’t want to keep wrestling in college. He is very open and agreeable and obeys his father and coach and does pranks in order to gain acceptance from his, even though he wouldn’t do it if he didn’t feel so pressured to do so. He is a high achiever because he is very pressured to do well in wrestling by his coach and dad. He looks to seek each other’s approval, which means that he is very conscientious about his actions. He also exhibits extraversion by being appearing confident, social, and popular and by asking
For each developmental period of humans, Erikson has assigned different stages. One of the most critical stages is identity versus identity confusion, which happens to fall in the adolescence period. During this stage, an adolescent will either find their identity rather quickly or after a slow process, or have a hard time finding what his or her identity is at all. An adolescent will discover potential identities, select an identity, and accept his or her identity. Andy seems to have some struggles with finding his identity but also knows some of who he is. He appears at first like a jock that has a cocky attitude and is popular because he is an athlete that does really good in wrestling. As you learn more about Andy, you realize that he appears tough, has high-self-esteem, and has a lot of confidence on the outside. But on the inside, he struggles with gaining acceptance from others, being liked, and maintaining a self-esteem. Not many people know what his dad does to him and how he brings him down emotionally with what he says to Andy. He had an identity as a wrestler, but is starting over again by the end of the movie, searching and discovering new potential …show more content…
He follows orders but exhibits frustration towards the end of his time in the library when he sees that his father is controlling his identity. He also is able to make new friends after spending a day in the library with the other four characters. He has adopted his father’s viewpoint for most of his life that he should be a wrestler and is motivated to achieve high goals. He also has low self-esteem around his father but has high-esteem when he is around people that are also athletes or are popular. He seems to be emotionally stable because he deals with his emotions appropriately. Andy is willing to talk to others and be open about how he feels. Yes, he had struggles with telling his dad how he truly feels but he comes to realize that he doesn’t have to always do what his father wants for him. He is struggling with his identity and isn’t sure what he wants to do once he graduates but knows for a fact that he doesn’t want to keep wrestling in college. He is very open and agreeable and obeys his father and coach and does pranks in order to gain acceptance from his, even though he wouldn’t do it if he didn’t feel so pressured to do so. He is a high achiever because he is very pressured to do well in wrestling by his coach and dad. He looks to seek each other’s approval, which means that he is very conscientious about his actions. He also exhibits extraversion by being appearing confident, social, and popular and by asking