HDF 313 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Erik Erikson, Personal Fable, Imaginary Audience
23 May 2018
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© Speranza
fall 2017
HDF 313 Speranza Review Exam 4 Fall 2017
Adolescence
What marks the beginning of adolescence?
Marked by puberty
-gradual hormonal changes, sexual maturation, brain develops more myelination, ages
(girls:12.5, boys: 13.5)
Adolescent Cognition
Piaget- (4th stage of cog dev)
Formal operational
Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
-can think hypothetically
-use deductive reasoning
-abstract symbol systems
-can deal with larger concepts
_repositional thinking: identity, justice, religion, society
Adolescent Egocentrism
-different than early childhood
-egocentrism is a story you tell yourself about how unique and special you are
-self-conscious & self-awareness
Personal fable
-saga(우화) of you
Imaginary audience
-everyone is as interested in you as you are in yourself, adds to self-
conscious
Risk-taking
-feel invincible/special
-immune to realities of possible consequences
-stronger personal fable, more likely to participate in risky behavior
Characteristics of adolescent brain development
- Adolescent brain also contributes to risky adolescent behavior_doesn’t work as clearly
as adults might expect
- React more strongly to stressful events_experience pleasurable experiences more
intensely
Information-processing theory
- Speed of processing increases
- Can multi-task
- Metacognition: ability for scientific reasoning
Impact of peer relationships on cognitive development (Vygotsky)
Reflecting and scaffolding ideas off each other
Stimulating = development
Adolescent Social-Emotional Development
Identity development
- individuation+socialization
Individuation- Identity Development in Adolescence
Characteristics of self-understanding
They are self-conscious, they notice that they act differently with different people in different
places. Therefore, they’re confused about who they really are, noticing they have different selves
Erik Erikson (What stage?)
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Document Summary
Gradual hormonal changes, sexual maturation, brain develops more myelination, ages. Egocentrism is a story you tell yourself about how unique and special you are. Everyone is as interested in you as you are in yourself, adds to self- Stronger personal fable, more likely to participate in risky behavior. Adolescent brain also contributes to risky adolescent behavior_doesn"t work as clearly as adults might expect. React more strongly to stressful events_experience pleasurable experiences more intensely. Impact of peer relationships on cognitive development (vygotsky) They are self-conscious, they notice that they act differently with different people in different places. Therefore, they"re confused about who they really are, noticing they have different selves. 5th stage-identity formation vs role confusion feel they must consolidate the identity of all their selves just finding out that people are multi-faceted going to go through individuation which will lead to identity formation. Crisis time of exploration, not a negative thing.
