Adolescent Development Chapter 11 & 12

Question 1

Objectives

Identify key development milestones of the adolescent
Discuss fine and gross motor skill development through adolescent years

Question 2

Begins with the physical and psychological changes of puberty

Puberty- as early as 8 or as late as 16

Answer 2

Adolescence

Question 3

Physical growth- who develops increased fat in the arms, legs?

Answer 3

girls

Question 4

Physical growth- typically demonstrate a decrease in fat
demonstrate a “dramatic spurt in strength, speed and endurance”

Answer 4

Adolescence boys

Question 5

Accepting changes in body appearance

Answer 5

Biologic Challenge-

Question 6

Emotional and cognitive changes

Answer 6

Psychological Challenge-

Question 7

Developmental Challenges

Answer 7

1. Biologic Challenge
2. Psychological Challenge

Question 8

Fine Motor Skill Development for adolecents

Relating to coordination, manipulation, flows and grips

Question 9

Gross Motor Skill Development for adolecents

Relating to posture, mobility, strength and effort, and energy

Answer 9

1. Stabilizing, aligning, and positioning
2. Walking, reaching, and bending
3. Moving, transporting, lifting, calibrating
4. Enduring and pacing

Question 10

Cognitive Development

Answer 10

Process Skills

Temporal Organization

Question 11

Adaptation of previously learned skills to new environments

Answer 11

Process Skills

Question 12

Logical sequencing of a task from start to finish

Answer 12

Temporal Organization

Question 13

Ability to anticipate, correct for and benefit by learning from task performance

Answer 13

Adaptation

Question 14

With your peers, identify a few other cognitive development milestones reached during adolescence.

5 mintues…..
P336-337 will help!

Answer 14

do

Question 15

1. Adolescents are typically very self-conscious about what others think of them
2. Work, sport or extracurricular activities and friends play a large part in social development
3. Family remains an important aspect of development

Answer 15

Social Development

Question 16

Adolescents begin to have a greater awareness of the complexity of emotions- What are the two?

Answer 16

1. Situational and mental aspects of emotions
2. Contrasting emotions

Question 17

fyi

Older adolescents often vary sleep patterns and habits with evening work hours, late night studying, watching TV, playing videogames, etc…

Answer 17

fyi

Question 18

IADLs of the Adolescent

Answer 18

1. Keeping his/her room neat
2. Taking care of a family pet
3. Housecleaning
4. Laundry

Question 19

Regular IADL activity contributes to

Answer 19

self-definition and autonomy