Adolescent Psych Notes
ADOLESCENT PSYCH NOTES:
Adolescence?
Developmental stage (between childhood and adulthood) Preparation for Adulthood/Transition Figuring out interests/goals/ planning for the future Erickson – Moratorium Gaining maturity (e.g. Neurologically; Cognitively) Social Behavioral change is result of Cognitive Development Motivational Changes as well Being able to take reality in and really begin to understand what is happening in the world.
Adulthood Being Reached When you find achievement in the things you do.
5 Markers of Adulthood Being Financially Independent Responsibility Living on your Own Having Kids Having kids does not make you a GOT DAMN ADULT!!!!! Getting Married Job/Career *Psychologically Adulthood* *Emerging Adult* People living at home, at the age of 35, or never leaving their childhood behind, but capable of thinking and acting like an adult.
Human Development: The scientific study of how people change – as well as how they stay the same – over time. Quantitative Change – Numbers – Change in number or amount; something that can be counted. Qualitative Change – change in kind, structure, or organization.
Normative and Non-normative Influences: Normative Life Events Happens to most people Puberty Graduating High School Getting License Normative age-graded influences: Affect most people and (w/ in a given culture) at about the same age First Kiss Normative History-Graded Influences Major historical events or processes so large in scope that they affect the lives of virtually everyone who is living where/when the take place. 9/11 Hurricane Katrina Sandy Hook Non-normative life events: Do not happen to most people. Experiences that most people do not have, but that have profound impact on those who do have them. Death of a parent
Adolescence?
Developmental stage (between childhood and adulthood) Preparation for Adulthood/Transition Figuring out interests/goals/ planning for the future Erickson – Moratorium Gaining maturity (e.g. Neurologically; Cognitively) Social Behavioral change is result of Cognitive Development Motivational Changes as well Being able to take reality in and really begin to understand what is happening in the world.
Adulthood Being Reached When you find achievement in the things you do.
5 Markers of Adulthood Being Financially Independent Responsibility Living on your Own Having Kids Having kids does not make you a GOT DAMN ADULT!!!!! Getting Married Job/Career *Psychologically Adulthood* *Emerging Adult* People living at home, at the age of 35, or never leaving their childhood behind, but capable of thinking and acting like an adult.
Human Development: The scientific study of how people change – as well as how they stay the same – over time. Quantitative Change – Numbers – Change in number or amount; something that can be counted. Qualitative Change – change in kind, structure, or organization.
Normative and Non-normative Influences: Normative Life Events Happens to most people Puberty Graduating High School Getting License Normative age-graded influences: Affect most people and (w/ in a given culture) at about the same age First Kiss Normative History-Graded Influences Major historical events or processes so large in scope that they affect the lives of virtually everyone who is living where/when the take place. 9/11 Hurricane Katrina Sandy Hook Non-normative life events: Do not happen to most people. Experiences that most people do not have, but that have profound impact on those who do have them. Death of a parent