Part 2 book “Lifespan development” has contents: Adolescence–Physical and cognitive changes, adolescence–social and personality development, early adulthood–physical and cognitive changes, early adulthood–social and personality development, middle adulthood–physical and cognitive changes, and other contents. | chapter 11 Part V: Adolescence Adolescence–Physical and Cognitive Changes H ow do the experiences of the teenaged “child” you are raising in MyVirtualLife compare to yours? For instance, do you remember making elaborate plans when you were an adolescent, plans that usually didn’t work out quite the way you thought they would? Perhaps you planned to go to an out-of-town concert with friends, only to find out that the parents of the one licensed driver in your group wouldn’t allow him or her to go. Or you may have mapped out a cross-country motorcycle trip with your best friend, even though neither LEARNING OBJECTIVES PHYSICAL CHANGES ADOLESCENT HEALTH How do the brains and other body systems of adolescents differ from those of younger children? How does sensation seeking affect risky behavior in adolescents? What are the major milestones of puberty? What are the consequences of early, “on time,” and late puberty for boys and girls? What patterns of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use have been found among adolescents in the United States? What are the characteristics and causes of eating disorders? ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY What are the patterns of adolescent sexual behavior in the United States? Which teenaged girls are most likely to get pregnant? What are some causes that have been proposed to explain homosexuality? Which adolescents are at greatest risk of depression and suicide? CHANGES IN THINKING AND MEMORY What are the characteristics of thought in Piaget’s formal operational stage? What are some major research findings regarding the formal operational stage? What kinds of advances in information-processing capabilities occur during adolescence? SCHOOLING How do changes in students’ goals contribute to the transition to secondary school? What gender and ethnic differences in science and math achievement have researchers found? What
