PSY-PC 2550 Chapter 10: Chapter 10 – Book
3 Jan 2017
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Changes from being centered around activities to being an emotional bond. Develop more opposite sex friendships, think more complex, empathize, communicate more. Differentiate between the theoretical perspectives of adolescent intimacy. Sullivan"s theory: satisfying relationships lead to security while unsatisfying ones lead to anxiety. Discuss the development of interpersonal development during adolescence and how this affects the development of intimacy. Development of intimacy occurs before sexuality and in same-sex relationships. Shifts from same sex to opposite sex and romantic and laced with urges. Goes from platonic to romantic and can be laced with anxiety when switching between types of friendships. Differentiate between the three different attachment styles and how parent attachment may or may not affect intimacy in adolescent relationships. Anxious avoidant: indifference on part of child to parent. They are similar to relationships in adolescence, always good to be secure. Discuss how friendships change in adolescence and the changes in the display of intimacy.
