AHSC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gateway Drug Theory, Imaginary Audience, Egocentrism

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Appl. Hum. Sc.
• Course: AHSC 220
• Professor: Allan Smith

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Psych 230/1/40 notes on adolescence: 13% of canadians younger than 15, 29% aged 15-17 and ~76% aged 18-19 have had se(cid:454)ual i(cid:374)ter(cid:272)ourse, although the %"s are higher for sexual activity. Canada"s avg. age is 1(cid:1010). (cid:1009) yrs old: girls who are sexually active usually,(not always, experienced earlier menarche, have low interest in school, dated at an early age, have a history of sexual abuse. School: achievement is associated with, parents who have high aspirations for them, an authoritative parenting style. James marcia: adolescent identity formation has two key parts: a crisis and a commitment, four different identity statuses are possible: (could be mixed) Identity diffusion: the identity status of a person who is not in the midst of a crisis and who has made no commitment: part of personality is adolescent egocentrism. A feeling that (cid:862)its all a(cid:271)out (cid:373)e. (cid:863) teens also feel invulnerable.