1. Stage 3 - development from end of childhood to beginning of adulthood
Adolescence
Stage 3 - development from end of childhood to beginning of adulthood

2. Physical changes Puberty – process of sexual maturation
male changes
female changes
early and late bloomers – we all change at different times, but process is the same
awkwardness – new body and hormones
takes time to be comfortable in own skin
maturation timetables (page 324 of textbook)

3. Maturation Tables Early Maturers Late Maturers Boys Girls
High self-esteem
Lower self-esteems
Lower self-esteem
Satisfied with physical appearance
Unhappy with physical appearance
Unhappy with overall appearance
Highly self-conscious

4. Writing Prompts
What do you remember most about experiencing the changes of puberty? What was the best thing? What was the worst?
If you could give one piece of advice to someone who is entering puberty, what would it be?

5. Piaget’s Cognitive Mental Development
Concrete operations (7-11 years)
world becomes much more defined
obj. permanence, reversibility, and conservation are all present (from sensorimotor & preoperational stages)
Empathy emerging
Able to recognize the feelings of others (Emo. Intelligence)
Developing rules/guidelines
World is black/white – greys areas cause problems
Inconsistent discipline can be very difficult

6. Piaget’s Cognitive Mental Development
Formal operations (11 years & up)
Highest cognitive abilities (according to Piaget)
Improve logic skills
Systematic, purposeful thought
Use algorithms to solve problems
Begin showing interest in abstract (loosely defined) concepts
Ex. Truth/honesty – are white lies necessary, partial truths
Philosophic concepts- wealth

7. Kohlberg’s Moral Development
Conventional (6-11)
Move from following rules to avoid getting in trouble to following rules because of social norms
Socially accepted/expected behavior (average behavior)
Intentions of behavior are now part of judging good and bad behaviors
No more accidents! “It was an accident!”
Breaking the law to help someone
Many people won’t move past this level

8. Kohlberg’s Moral Development
Postconventional (11 years & up)
Develop personal ethics
Personal morals (guidelines)
Choose what is right and wrong for yourself
Question established laws as fair/unfair
Laws can be legal but unethical

9. What do you Believe? Prompts
What are the basic human rights? Is it everyone’s responsibility to make sure that people have those rights?
Do you believe that the death penalty is just or unjust? Is justice always right?
What social influences have there been in your moral development?

10. Erik Erikson’s Identity Development
Identity – unique sense of self
Defined physical &/or social characteristics of a person
Who are you when you are alone?
Identity confusion – can’t develop unique, personal identity
Moratorium – delayed identity formation
Group identity – caused by our need to belong (motivation/Maslow)
Cliques – well defined social groups
Often exclusive and close knit
Crowds – loosely defined
Made up of multiple social cliques
Not as well defined as a clique
Alienation – failure to gain a strong group ID

11. James Marcia – Identity Crisis
ID foreclosure – identity is defined by others
Group determines level of personal growth
“Problem” kids become “bad” kids/people
Once you get a negative ID it is hard to shake
ID diffusion – no identity and no try to get one
No effort to define self
Reject labels/categories
Moratorium – trying to find identity
Journey of self-discovery
Can be trial & error – tryout different personality types
ID achievement – well defined self-concept
Know who you are and what you stand for
Have ability to stand against the crowd

12. Writing Prompts
1) Make a list of the things that you are committed to.
2) Rank them from the most important to the least important.
3) Do the things at the top of your list have a more significant influence on your personality? Why or why not?