Literature notes:
Adolescent Development
Content
Introduction to the study of adolescence
Emotional and Moral development
Literature week 1
Introduction / Ch1 (13-33) / Ch3
Ch9 (250-261) / Coe-Odess et al., 2019
Cognitive and brain development
Self and Identity
Literature week 2
Ch2 / Ch9 (244-250)
Ch8
Psychopathology
Literature week 3
Ch13 (375-383) / Ballonof Suleiman & Dahl, 2017 / Orben et al., 2020
Substance use and Delinquency
Literature week 4
Ch13 (348-275) / Degenhardt et al., 2016
, Literature week 1
Subjects:
Introduction to the study of adolescence
Emotional and Moral development
Introduction
Adolescence is a period of transitions:
- Biological
- Psychological
- Social
- Economic
Boundaries between childhood, adolescence and adulthood
Early adolescence = 10-13
Middle adolescence = 14-17
Late adolescence = 18-21
Emerging adulthood = early to mid-20s > little evidence for
universal phase
Studying adolescence -> model by John Hill
1 Fundamental changes of adolescence
Onset of puberty (biological)
Emergence of more advanced thinking abilities (cognitive)
Transition into new roles in society (social)
Biological :
- Puberty
Cognitive :
- Better thinking about hypothetical situations
- Better thinking about abstract concepts (friendship)
, Social :
- Changes in rights, privileges and responsibilities
- Formal ceremony / rite of passage
2 Contexts of adolescence
Effects of fundamental changes differ for everyone
Feeling confident or not about puberty
Ecological perspective on human development (Bronfenbrenner)
Four main contexts
Family > dramatic change during adolescence
Peer groups > socialization
School > socialization and education
Work, media & leisure settings > influences outside the
home
3 Psychosocial developments of adolescence
Identity = discovering who we are
Period of experimentation
Recognition of others
Autonomy = sense of independence
Less emotionally dependent on parents
Personal core values
Intimacy = close relationships with others
Sexuality = physical contact and sexual feelings
Achievement = successful members of society
Psychosocial problems
Drug and alcohol abuse
Delinquency / externalizing
Depression / internalizing
Theoretical perspectives on adolescence
Biosocial theories : hormonal and physical changes
Hall’s theory of recapitulation
Development of individual parallel with development of species
Development is determined by biological and genetic influences,
without influences from the environment
Adolescence as a period of storm and stress due to hormones
Adolescent Development
Content
Introduction to the study of adolescence
Emotional and Moral development
Literature week 1
Introduction / Ch1 (13-33) / Ch3
Ch9 (250-261) / Coe-Odess et al., 2019
Cognitive and brain development
Self and Identity
Literature week 2
Ch2 / Ch9 (244-250)
Ch8
Psychopathology
Literature week 3
Ch13 (375-383) / Ballonof Suleiman & Dahl, 2017 / Orben et al., 2020
Substance use and Delinquency
Literature week 4
Ch13 (348-275) / Degenhardt et al., 2016
, Literature week 1
Subjects:
Introduction to the study of adolescence
Emotional and Moral development
Introduction
Adolescence is a period of transitions:
- Biological
- Psychological
- Social
- Economic
Boundaries between childhood, adolescence and adulthood
Early adolescence = 10-13
Middle adolescence = 14-17
Late adolescence = 18-21
Emerging adulthood = early to mid-20s > little evidence for
universal phase
Studying adolescence -> model by John Hill
1 Fundamental changes of adolescence
Onset of puberty (biological)
Emergence of more advanced thinking abilities (cognitive)
Transition into new roles in society (social)
Biological :
- Puberty
Cognitive :
- Better thinking about hypothetical situations
- Better thinking about abstract concepts (friendship)
, Social :
- Changes in rights, privileges and responsibilities
- Formal ceremony / rite of passage
2 Contexts of adolescence
Effects of fundamental changes differ for everyone
Feeling confident or not about puberty
Ecological perspective on human development (Bronfenbrenner)
Four main contexts
Family > dramatic change during adolescence
Peer groups > socialization
School > socialization and education
Work, media & leisure settings > influences outside the
home
3 Psychosocial developments of adolescence
Identity = discovering who we are
Period of experimentation
Recognition of others
Autonomy = sense of independence
Less emotionally dependent on parents
Personal core values
Intimacy = close relationships with others
Sexuality = physical contact and sexual feelings
Achievement = successful members of society
Psychosocial problems
Drug and alcohol abuse
Delinquency / externalizing
Depression / internalizing
Theoretical perspectives on adolescence
Biosocial theories : hormonal and physical changes
Hall’s theory of recapitulation
Development of individual parallel with development of species
Development is determined by biological and genetic influences,
without influences from the environment
Adolescence as a period of storm and stress due to hormones
