1. ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT

2. Age group 10 to 19 years Starts at 10 or 11 for girls
11 or 12 for boys

3. Cognitive Development
Children think in concrete fashions
Adolescents begin to develop more adult fashions of thinking starting at age 12.
Usually by age 15 this adult cognition is fairly in place.
Bullet 1- Children only think about things that he/she knows by direct experience and can’t plan into the future very effectively
Bullet 2- It important to keep in mind that some adolescents develop more adult thinking quicker then others. However this type of mental development can continue into adulthood.

4. Cognitive Development
The Key Features of Formal Thought are:
Generate hypothesis
Generate all possibilities from a specific situation
Approach a problem in a systematic fashion
Last Key “Combinatory Logic” is the ability to combine ideas to derive a conclusion

5. Physical Development Most commonly referred to as puberty
Adult height and weight are reached
Puberty should take about 3-6 years
Bullet 1- Changes that occur during puberty serve as a passageway into physical maturity
Bullet 4- Although in girls can be as old as 12 or 12 ½ and boys as old as 13 or 13 ½ before they begin puberty and that is normal too.

6. Physical Development Growth Spurt-regular pace throughout childhood.
-explosion of growth happens for girls when they are into puberty about 2 years and for boys when they are into puberty for 2-3 years
-They grow very rapidly for several months then growth slows way down
Bullet 1- For example: a girl that is developing breast development by age 10-generally begins menstruation by age 12 ½ or 13 and is finished puberty by age 15. A boy who begins testicular enlargement and the appearance of pubic hair at age 12 should be finished with the whole process by 16 or 17
Bullet 2- After a child has his/her “growth spurt” they have about 2 inches of growth before reaching their final adult height

7. Physical Development Girl’s grow taller earlier then boys
Girl’s start puberty earlier then boys
Girls are physically mature in general 2 years earlier then boys
A boy has to go through his “growth spurt” until he “puts on muscles”.
Bullet 1- In middle school girls look like giants compared to boys but 3 years later they look very similar
Bullet 4- A boy can lift all the weights he wants and will get stronger but until he finishes his height growth he will not become muscular

8. Female Changes
Gains weight
Grows body hair
Periods start
Breasts develop
Shape changes
Skin and hair change
Becomes taller
Male Changes
Gains weight
Grows body hair
Penis and testicles develop
Voice ‘breaks’
Shoulders broaden
Skin and hair change
Becomes taller

9. Emotional Development
Adolescents have become sophisticated at regulated their emotions
Adolescents are adapted at interpreting social situation as part of the process of managing emotional displays
Adolescents develop a certain of expectations
Children begin to break emotional ties with parents and develop them with friends
Boys will start to regulate (hide) their emotions.

10. Emotional Development
During adolescence (as early as age 10)….children begin to realize emotions aren’t as simple as they thought when they were children
Boys are less likely to display emotions of fear as girls are
Displays of empathy also increase during adolescence
Bullet 1- They realize emotions of others are sometimes not externally obvious. They begin to understand that people can experience more then one emotion at a time and can have contradictory emotions at the same time as well. For example: An adolescent can feel happy for being picked for a team and at the same time be nervous about their responsibility to play well for that team.

11. Social Development
Begin to form an organized system of personality traits
Self concept-allows them to add new aspects of self-esteem (how they feel about their “self”).
As confidence and self-awareness rises-they begin to form self-identity.
More able to develop friendships that are based on loyalty .
Bullet 1- These traits allow them to from self-concept
Bullet 2- Self Concept is a set of attributes, abilities, attitudes and values that by which way an adolescent defines who they are
Bullet 3- This sense of self helps them to feel more comfortable with others. How they develop as a person is based on their perception of those “organized character sketches” that I spoke about earlier. These sketches come together through new perspective taking and largely happens as a result of their social interactions.
Bullet 4- This is different from when their younger friendships were based on mutual trust and assistance.
Bullet 5- Social experiences allow them to take on new adult like behavior, as they are trying to function in a more grown up world.

12. Social Development
Social time spent with family decreases by about half from 5th to 9th grade
Then drops even more from 9th to 12th grade.
Time spent with friends increases and time spent alone increases especially for boys.

13. Early Adolescence(12-14) Rapid Growth Confused by changes
Curious about final outcome
Personal interest in their own development
Rebellion against home
Acts in way that looks to be considerable maturity and in the next moment babyishness

14. Early Adolescence(12-14)
Absorption with close friends of same age and gender
Moodiness
Sloppiness and Disorder
Establishment of independence of self: Who am I?
Body-conscious
Appearance of Sexual Maturity
Skin problems

15. Early Adolescence(12-14)
Constantly hungry (more than in younger years)
Companionship at meals and after school snacks provide dining pleasures)
Sleeps more than during younger years
Sleepy at “getting up” times
Wants to sit up at nights as sign of increasing maturity
Clash between physiology and culture

16. Middle Adolescence (15-16)
Greatest experimental, risk taking time
Drinking, drugs, smoking are often highest interest during the years olds
Striving for independence and autonomy is greatly increased
Parental conflicts occur which need confrontation and resolution (these are normal and necessary)
Adolescents confide in each other
Testosterone increases are found in both boys and girls but much more abundant in boys

17. Late Adolescence (17-18) Rebellious Concerned with personal appearance
Moody
Establishment of ego identity-”where do I fit into the world”
Growth finally subsided
Full stature almost attained
Sleep and food requirements approaching adult level

18. Issues that Teens Often Face
Alcohol and Drug Use
Injuries
Sexual Behaviors
Tobacco Use
Skin Cancer
Food Safety and Adolescents
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Terrorism
Youth Violence