6: Adolescence
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- 6.1: Growth in Adolescence
- Overview of growth in adolescence, including overall physical growth and the sexual development and other changes associated with puberty.
- 6.2: Adolescent Brain
- Development of the adolescent brain in terms of interconnection and specialization. Changes in the limbic system, and their connection to hormonal changes from puberty.
- 6.3: Adolescent Sleep
- Recommended sleep schedules for adolescents, risks of adolescents not getting adequate sleep, and some reasons for why they may not get enough sleep.
- 6.4: Adolescent Sexual Activity
- Rates of adolescent sexual activity. Rates, risk factors, and consequences of adolescent pregnancy.
- 6.5: Eating Disorders
- Prevalence of eating disorders in adolescents. Classifications, risk factors, health consequences, and treatments for eating disorders.
- 6.6: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- Overview of cognitive development in adolescence, in terms of Piaget's formal operational stage and information processing theories on cognitive control, inductive and deductive reasoning, and intuitive vs. analytic thinking.
- 6.7: Education
- Issues that may affect adolescents during the transition from elementary to middle school, and from middle to high school. Specific focus on high school dropout rates and causes.
- 6.8: Teenagers and Working
- Trends in and concerns about teenagers working, especially in relation to the school year.
- 6.9: Teenage Drivers
- Concerns regarding teenage drivers, including accident prevalence rates and trends over time.
- 6.10: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
- Overview of various aspects of psychosocial development in adolescence, including self-concept and self-esteem, Erikson's psychosocial task of identity vs. role confusion, Marcia's theory of identity statuses, and Phinney's theory of the stages of ethnic identity development.
- 6.11: Adolescents' Relationships
- How adolescents' relationships with parents, peers, and romantic partners impact their psychosocial development.
- 6.C: COVID-19 Impact on Adolescence
- Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adolescent age group, including detrimental mental health effects, increased stress on adolescents who are caregivers, and the reduced importance of standardized exams in college admissions.
Thumbnail: Teenagers laughing at their phone. (Unsplash License; Lesli Whitecotton via Unsplash)


