Adolescent Psychology Chapter 1 VOCAB

Adolescent Psychology Chapter 1 Vocab.

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Storm-and-Stress
G. Stanley Hall's concept that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings
Inventionist view
Sociohistorical creation
Adolescent generalization gap
Adelson's concept of the stereotypes made about adolescents are based on a limited set of highly visible adolescents
Context
Settings in which development takes place
Social policy
Government action done for the welfare of the people
Development
Pattern of change from conception -- the life span
Biological processes
Physical changes in the body
Cognitive processes
Changes in thinking and intelligence
Socioemotional processes
Changes in personality, emotions, relationships with other people and social context
Prenatal period
Conception -- birth
Infancy
18 -- 24 months
Early childhood
5 -- 6 years, preschool years
Middle & late childhood
6 --10/11 years, elementary years
Adolescence
10/13 -- late teens. Transition from childhood to adulthood
Early adolescence
Middle school years, puberty!