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CP PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 9
Adolescence
Section 9Q1
Differing Viewpoints
Mr. Freccia, NHS
Glencoe Publishers
Adolescence
9Q1
• Adults, psychologists and adolescents
view adolescent behavior differently
• Adults often admire teen values,
energy, music, and activities
• Some adults feel threatened by teens
or regret their own loss of youthfulness
• Different ideas on morality often leads
adults to have negative feelings toward
some teenagers
Adolescence
9Q1
• Adolescents tend to view themselves the
way they think adults see them
• Teens tend to either over-idealize or hold
overly negative views about themselves
Adolescence
9Q1
• Adolescence is often a period of
intense individual search for identity
• Some psychologists (Stanley Hall)
theorize that adolescence is a time of
animalistic “storm and stress”
• Some theorists (Margaret Meade)
believe adolescence is an enjoyable
progression to adulthood
Adolescence
9Q1
• Adolescents face developmental challenges
with success dependent on past experience
• Develop their sexual relationships &
identity, independence, vocation, marriage,
moral and social values
• Transition to adulthood involves changes
in reasoning, morality, and personality
CP PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 9
Adolescence
Section 9Q2
Psychological & Physical Development
Mr. Freccia, NHS
Glencoe Publishers
Adolescence
• Puberty: Sexual maturation
that marks the end of childhood
• Menarche: Female
menstruation begins about age
12-13, along with a growth spurt
•Spermarche: Male’s first
ejaculation at about age 12-13,
growth spurt 2 years later
•Asynchrony: Temporary
uneven growth of body parts
causing clumsiness in teens
9Q2
Adolescence
Height in
centimeters
190

170
150
130
110
90
70
9Q2
Throughout childhood, boys
and girls are similar in
height. At puberty, girls
surge ahead briefly, but then
boys overtake them at about
age 14.
50
0
2 4
Boys
6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Age in years
Girls
 Girls reach puberty (105 pounds) about 2 years earlier than boys
Adolescence
• Adolescent reaction to
developmental process may affect
personality
• Early maturation in males often
results in self confidence and
leadership attributes
• Early maturation in females may
result in embarrassment and
domination of peers
• Self-fulfilling prophecy:
theorizes that teens adjust their
personality to fit maturation image
9Q2
Adolescence
• Adolescent thought patterns
also change, becoming more
abstract and introspective
• Adolescent emotions often
become overpowering and dealt
with through rationalization
• Better educated adolescents and
cultures are more able to control
intense emotions
• Moral thinking continues to
develop and is linked to a teen’s
relationship with parents
9Q2
Adolescence
9Q2
• Psychologist Eric Ericson theorizes
that building an identity is critical
task for teens
• Identity Crisis: a time of “storm
and stress” in which teens worry
about who they are
• Painful process as teens try to feel
“unique” on one hand and “to fit in”
on the other
• Some psychologists disagree with
Ericson, believing in a smooth
adolescent process
Adolescence
Percent with
positive, warm
interaction
with parents
9Q2
100%
 Earlier maturation
and higher education
has extended the time
between puberty and
independence
80
60
 Transition from
adolescence to
adulthood is taking
longer today
40
20
0
2 to 4
5 to 8
9 to 11
Ages of child in years
CP PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 9
Adolescence
Section 9Q3
Social Development
Mr. Freccia, NHS
Glencoe Publishers
Extra Credit
 For Two
Extra Credit points, write down the
three most important concepts that you learned
from yesterday’s lesson. Why were these
concepts important?
Adolescence 9Q3
• Adolescent sexual attitudes vary
widely around the world and
between generations
• Sexual identity is determined by
a person’s physical attributes (Penis
= Male, Vagina = Female)
• Sex Role: How society says a
person is supposed to behave based
on sexual identity
• Stereotypes historically depict
men as rugged/physical; females as
sensitive/caring
Adolescence 9Q3
• Androgynous Roles: A
flexible combination of
traditional male and
female characteristics
• Androgynous roles are
becoming an accepted
ideal in modern cultures
Adolescence 9Q3
• Family Role: Changes
for adolescents as they
progress toward total
independence
• The way in which teens
seek independence
depends on the
parent/child relationship
Adolescence 9Q3
•Authoritarian Parents:
Are the “bosses” and
don’t allow children to
question their authority
•Teen tends to grow up
resenting all authority and
often rebel without
obvious cause
Adolescence 9Q3
Democratic Parents: Allow
child to discuss/negotiate in
decisions affecting their lives
Teens grow up more
confident, responsible,
mature, and able to handle
independence
Adolescence 9Q3
• Permissive/Laissez-Faire Parents: Allow
child to have final say with few if any rules
• Teens tend to feel unwanted, unloved,
aggressive, and doubt their own self worth
Adolescence 9Q3
• Parental/Teen
conflict may occur
in all families
• Females have
more parental
conflict than males
Adolescence 9Q3
Teen Conformity (peer
pressure) results from a fear of
being disliked by others
Cliques are important to teen
identity and tend to form along
social class lines
Teens tend to choose friends
with values close to their own
family’s values
Adolescence 9Q3
• Many teens experience an
illusion of invulnerability
leading to risk-taking
behaviors
What Adolescents Need and Want From Their Parents
1. Take an Interest in their activities. Be available when they need
help/support.
2. Listen to what teenagers say. Try to understand their point of view.
3. Communicate with their children. Talk with teenagers but not at
them.
4. Love and Accept them as they are. Do not make teens feel rejected
and worthless because they can’t meet parents expectations.
5. Trust and Respect their privacy. Teens resent parents who open their
mail, read their diaries, or eavesdrop on conversations.
6. Allow Independence by giving leeway in choice of friends, music and
clothes. Independence should be increased as they can handle it.
7. Not be Too Strict or Too Permissive. Family rules should be
democratic and parents should be consistent in enforcing them.