PSY310H5 Chapter n/a: History of Adolescent Development Summary chart
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Development of individual parallels development of human species. Determined by instinct (biological and genetic forces) not environment. Biological developments and unique demands of society. Resolve identity crisis to see where one is headed (8 stages) Stages of cognitive development (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational) Become capable of thinking in hypothetical terms. Emphasize the processes of reinforcement and punishment as main influence on adolescent. Most research shows it is not a time of upheaval. Too much focus on sex and unconscious desires. Not everyone progresses through the stages at the same rate. Not everyone progresses through stages at the same rate. Some people do not reach the last stage at all. Organismic (interplay between the biological changes and contextual forces: g. stanley hall"s. Recapitulation (1904: freud, erikson, piaget, behaviorism (stress context. Sociological (understood as a group and how they come of age in society: intergenerational conflict behaviour.
