Adolescence involves significant physical, psychological, and cognitive development between the ages of 12-18 as individuals transition to adulthood. This stage is characterized by exploring one's identity and forming a sense of self through experimenting with different roles and lifestyles. Cognitively, adolescents develop the ability for abstract thinking, considering multiple viewpoints, and logical reasoning, which allows for more complex processing compared to childhood. Their language skills also mature to comprehend and express abstract ideas effectively.
2. What is adolescence?
Adolescence is a transitional stage of
physical and psychological human
development. adolescence is most
closely associated with the teenage
years. Physical growth and cognitive
development generally seen in
adolescence, can also extend into the
early twenties.
3. Personality
Adolescence personality is influenced by
Erik Ericksons psychosocial stages.
Adolescence is characterized by identity
vs role confusion.
4. •During adolescence (age 12 to 18 yrs), the
transition from childhood to adulthood is
most important. Children are becoming
more independent, and begin to look at
the future in terms of career, relationships,
families, housing, etc. The individual wants
to belong to a society and fit in.
•This is a major stage in development where
the child has to learn the roles he will
occupy as an adult. It is during this stage
that the adolescent will re-examine his
identity and try to find out exactly who he
or she is. Erikson suggests that two identities
are involved: the sexual and the
5. •During this period, they explore possibilities and begin to form their
own identity based upon the outcome of their explorations. Failure
to establish a sense of identity within society ("I don’t know what I
want to be when I grow up") can lead to role confusion. Role
confusion involves the individual not being sure about themselves or
their place in society
•In response to role confusion or identity crisis an adolescent may
begin to experiment with different lifestyles (e.g. work, education or
political activities). Also pressuring someone into an identity can
result in rebellion in the form of establishing a negative identity, and
in addition to this, feelings of unhappiness
7. •Cognitive development refers to the
development of the ability to think and reason.
Children (6 to 12 years old) develop the ability to
think in concrete ways (concrete operations),
such as how to combine (addition), separate
(subtract or divide), order (alphabetize and sort),
and transform (change things such as 5
pennies=1 nickel) objects and actions. They are
called concrete because they are performed in
the presence of the objects and events being
thought about
•Adolescence marks the beginning development
of more complex thinking processes (also called
formal logical operations) including abstract
thinking (thinking about possibilities), the ability to
reason from known principles (form own new
ideas or questions), the ability to consider many
points of view according to varying criteria
(compare or debate ideas or opinions), and the
ability to think about the process of thinking.
9. During adolescence (between 12 and 18
years ), the developing teenager acquires
the ability to think systematically about all
logical relationships within a problem. The
transition from concrete thinking to formal
logical operations occurs over time. Each
adolescent progresses at varying rates in
developing his or her ability to think in more
complex ways. Each adolescent develops his
or her own view of the world. Some
adolescents may be able to apply different
logical operations(school&personal). When
emotional issues arise, they often interfere
with an adolescent's ability to think in more
complex ways. The ability to consider
possibilities, as well as facts, may influence
10. Language
In the teenage years an adolescent is able to
communicate like an adult with increasing
maturity.
The adolescent is able to use expressive
(ability to express oneself) and receptive
(ability to comprehend) language and can
form complex sentence structures correctly.
The adolescent is also able to understand
abstract (complex) language.
Editor's Notes
Adolescence is characterised by: Identity vs. Role Confusion
During adolescence (age 12 to 18 yrs), the transition from childhood to adulthood is most important. Children are becoming more independent, and begin to look at the future in terms of career, relationships, families, housing, etc. The individual wants to belong to a society and fit in.
This is a major stage in development where the child has to learn the roles he will occupy as an adult. It is during this stage that the adolescent will re-ex
According to Bee (1992), what should happen at the end of this stage is “a reintegrated sense of self, of what one wants to do or be, and of one’s appropriate sex role”. During this stage the body image of the adolescent changesamine his identity and try to find out exactly who he or she is. Erikson suggests that two identities are involved: the sexual and the occupational
Erikson claims that the adolescent may feel uncomfortable about their body for a while until they can adapt and “grow into” the changes. Success in this stage will lead to the virtue of fidelity.
Erikson claims that the adolescent may feel uncomfortable about their body for a while until they can adapt and “grow into” the changes. Success in this stage will lead to the virtue of fidelity
Cognitive development refers to the development of the ability to think and reason. Children (6 to 12 years old) develop the ability to think in concrete ways (concrete operations), such as how to combine (addition), separate (subtract or divide), order (alphabetize and sort), and transform (change things such as 5 pennies=1 nickel) objects and actions. They are called concrete because they are performed in the presence of the objects and events being thought about
During adolescence (between 12 and 18 years of age), the developing teenager acquires the ability to think systematically about all logical relationships within a problem. The transition from concrete thinking to formal logical operations occurs over time. Each adolescent progresses at varying rates in developing his or her ability to think in more complex ways. Each adolescent develops his or her own view of the world. Some adolescents may be able to apply logical operations to school work long before they are able to apply them to personal dilemmas. When emotional issues arise, they often interfere with an adolescent's ability to think in more complex ways. The ability to consider possibilities, as well as facts, may influence decision-making, in either positive or negative ways.