An Exploration of Adolescent Development: Changes and Continuities Over the Last 30 Years
This assignment explores changes and continuities in adolescent development over the past three decades, highlighting key psychological factors.
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An Exploration of Adolescent Development: Changes and Continuities Over the
Last 30 Years
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Week Three DQ # 1
Due Week Three Day 2
What characteristics are associated with adolescent development? How have adolescents
changed over the last 30 years? How have they remained the same?
Adolescent development is characterized by a variety of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial,
and behavioral changes. On a physical level, adolescents go through many monumental
changes, referred to as puberty. Throughout puberty the adolescent will begin to develop their
secondary sexual characteristics. Puberty is a time of hormonal changes for adolescents as well,
which means that they may become more aware of their sexuality. For girls, this means breast
growth and menstruation. Boys will notice a number of changes as well, including a change or
deepening in voice and penile growth (National Library of Medicine, 2009). On a behavioral
level, adolescents will become more self-conscious as they go through the changes of puberty.
Adolescents also tend to separate themselves with their parents in search of their own identity,
which is referred to as egocentrism (Berger, 2008). Teenagers often engage in risky behaviors
during the adolescent years as well.
I believe that over the past 30 years children have progressively started adolescent development
at a younger age. It seems as though young teens are quite a bit more sexually active, which may
attribute to the early onset of puberty and adolescent characteristics of development. The overall
characteristics have remained the same, but the point or age at which adolescent development
begins seems to have changed somewhat over time.
Reference
Berger, K. S. (2008). The developing person through the life span (7th ed.). New York: Worth
Publishers
Last 30 Years
*Please be sure to use this tutorial as a guide only. Do not plagiarize and do not resell as your own
work. If you have any questions or problems with the tutorial please get a hold of me before leaving
any negative feedback and I will resolve the issue. If you have trouble opening or viewing the files
please contact me and I will fix the problem as soon as I can. Sometimes instructors change the
syllabus so if the material does not match your syllabus please let me know. If I do not respond right
away please be patient, I do have a full-time job and I try to check my messages once a day. Thanks
and good luck!!! :-)
Week Three DQ # 1
Due Week Three Day 2
What characteristics are associated with adolescent development? How have adolescents
changed over the last 30 years? How have they remained the same?
Adolescent development is characterized by a variety of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial,
and behavioral changes. On a physical level, adolescents go through many monumental
changes, referred to as puberty. Throughout puberty the adolescent will begin to develop their
secondary sexual characteristics. Puberty is a time of hormonal changes for adolescents as well,
which means that they may become more aware of their sexuality. For girls, this means breast
growth and menstruation. Boys will notice a number of changes as well, including a change or
deepening in voice and penile growth (National Library of Medicine, 2009). On a behavioral
level, adolescents will become more self-conscious as they go through the changes of puberty.
Adolescents also tend to separate themselves with their parents in search of their own identity,
which is referred to as egocentrism (Berger, 2008). Teenagers often engage in risky behaviors
during the adolescent years as well.
I believe that over the past 30 years children have progressively started adolescent development
at a younger age. It seems as though young teens are quite a bit more sexually active, which may
attribute to the early onset of puberty and adolescent characteristics of development. The overall
characteristics have remained the same, but the point or age at which adolescent development
begins seems to have changed somewhat over time.
Reference
Berger, K. S. (2008). The developing person through the life span (7th ed.). New York: Worth
Publishers
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