Chapter 16 Adolescent Psychosocial Development Michael Hoerger

Identity and the Self Definition: consistent view of one’s self, including values, beliefs, attitudes, roles, and aspirations From the book… Possible Selves: one’s potential identities False Selves: when one’s behavior is inconsistent with their self identity Sometimes beneficial, sometimes harmful

Additional types of Selves Ideal Self: who you wish you could be Ought Self: who others wish you could be Actual Self: who you consider yourself to be (your identity) Psychopathology is related to a discrepancy between the actual self and the ought or ideal self

Suicide 90% admit to thinking about suicide at some point in their lives 10% of adolescents attempt suicide Parasuicide: any self-harm behavior that does not result in death (includes nonfatal suicide attempts)

Suicide Adolescents are more likely to attempt, adults more likely to die Females are more likely to attempt, makes more likely to die Males = anger; females = shame Worldwide, people of European ancestry are most likely to commit suicide

Michael Hoerger To cite this textbook: Berger, K. (2005). The developing person through the lifespan. New York: Worth. To cite this lecture: Hoerger, M. (2007, March 19). Developmental Psychology: Adolescent Psychosocial Development. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.