ADOLESCENCE DOOR TO ADULTHOOD
Adolescence What are developmental tasks? How many are there and which have you achieved already? Explain your answer Name two things that occur, cognitively, during adolescence Do review questions 2-4 on back of packet
ANSWERS Developmental Tasks are tasks that occur during a particular age period for a person to continue his or her growth toward adulthood During adolescents your abstract and logical thinking skills develop, your memory improves and your thinking becomes more flexible
TERMS Cognitive Developmental Tasks Personal Identity Empathy Intellectual development Developmental Tasks Something that needs to occur during a particular age period for a person to continue his or her growth toward becoming an adult Personal Identity Factors you believe make you unique Empathy Ability to feel what others feel, to put yourself in someone else’s place
Puberty Info for Boys and Girls What causes the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty? What term refers to the rate at which the body cells produce energy? List 3 secondary sex characteristics in females List 3 secondary sex characteristics in males What gland controls the endocrine system and begins onset of puberty? Identify the male and female gonads.