PSYC 304 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Menarche, Teenage Pregnancy, Prenatal Care
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Socioemotional task for adolescents: figuring yourself out. Construct a more complex, differentiated, and organized self-concept. Recognize that feelings, attitudes, and behaviors may change with the situation. Mismatches of these are associated with depression symptoms, low self-esteem, and poor grades. Evaluation of self-concept is the basis for self-esteem. Develop a positive self-esteem when they evaluate themselves favorably in areas they view as important. Relationships with parents play an important role in influencing adolescent"s self evaluations. Feeling supported and well-liked by peers leads to high self-esteem. Integrating all they know about themselves, their self-conceptions, along with their evaluations of themselves, to construct a self that is coherent and consistent over time. Achievement: has committed to an identity after exploring multiple possibilities. Active problem solving style, high self-esteem, feelings of control, high moral reasoning, and positive views of work and school. Identity foreclosure: has committed to an identity without having explored multiple possibilities.
