PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Erik Erikson, Midlife Crisis, Spatial Memory
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Puberty period of rapid maturation in which the person becomes capable of. Early maturation tends to have more positive outcomes for boys than girls. Girls more likely to develop eating disorders, smoke, drink, and have. Capacity for abstract reasoning increases substantially during adolescence. Adolescents overestimate the uniqueness of their feelings and experiences. Always feel that they are on stage and being watched and judged. Erik erikson interviewed many adolescents to understand sense of identity. Many had identity diffusion (had not yet gone through identity crisis, and remain uncommitted to a coherent set of values) Others found to be in foreclosure (adopted an identity without going through a crisis) Moratorium adolescents experiencing a crisis, but have not yet resolved. Identity achievement adolescents who have gone though a crisis and successfully resolved it. Most adolescents report getting along well and fairly well with parents. Adolescents often agree with parents" right to make rules, but not with some issues.
