PERDEV 3

Question 1

Physical Developments in Middle to Late Adolescence

Answer 1

1. most girls have matured at the age of 15 in terms of physically
2. men continues to mature gaining strength, muscle mass, height etc.

Question 2

Emotional Developments in Middle to Late Adolescence

Answer 2

1. Value privacy and alone time
2. Feels like their parents are preventing them from doing things independently
3. explore intimate and sexual relationships
4. have high or low goals for themselves (self-confidence and self concept)
5. become stressed about school

Question 3

Social Developments in Middle to Late Adolescence

Answer 3

1. From independency from adults to more social responsibilities
2. Importance of friends
3. Participate in romantic and sexual relationships
4. May be influenced by peers to do risky behavior
5. Aware of their friends social behavior
6. Seek friends that share the same interests

Question 4

Mental Developments for Middle and Late Adolescence

Answer 4

1. Thinks about the long term future
2. Has better understanding of the complex problems and issues
3. Starts to develop moral ideas and choosing role models

Question 5

first developed the psychological idea of encouragement

Answer 5

Alfred Adler and continued by his follower Rudolph Dreikurs

Question 6

5 general ways that a person can discourage others

Answer 6

1. We set standards that are too high for others to meet because we are overly ambitious.
2. We focus on mistakes as a way to motivate change or improved behavior
3. We make constant comparisons (self to others, siblings to one another)
4. We automatically give a negative spin to the actions of others
5. We dominate others by being overly helpful, implying that they are unable to do it as well

Question 7

is the tendency for people to unite themselves with other
human beings and to accomplish their tasks in cooperation with others

Answer 7

social interest

Question 8

ability to function and recover when things aren’t going their way

Answer 8

psychological hardiness