Post on 17-Jan-2016
Psychological & Behavioral Psychological & Behavioral Changes of Adolescence Changes of Adolescence
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Fatima Al-HaidarFatima Al-HaidarProfessor & ConsultantProfessor & Consultant
Child and Adolescent PsychiatristChild and Adolescent PsychiatristCollege of Medicine-KSUCollege of Medicine-KSU
Adolescence is a period of global & pervasive Adolescence is a period of global & pervasive changes and not a matter of developmental changes and not a matter of developmental crisis.crisis.
Most of adolescents pass through it Most of adolescents pass through it smoothly.smoothly.
Averagely, it expands between 12 & 20 yr of Averagely, it expands between 12 & 20 yr of age.age.
Physical DevelopmentPhysical Development------------------------------------------------
- Puberty- Puberty
- Primary sexual characters- Primary sexual characters
- Secondary sexual characters- Secondary sexual characters
- Increased hormonal release- Increased hormonal release
- Fast & disproportional growth- Fast & disproportional growth
- Health status.- Health status.
Physical Development Physical Development contcont..
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Psychological consequences of Psychological consequences of physical physical changes:changes:
→ → embarrassmentembarrassment
→ → sensitivity to criticism sensitivity to criticism
→ → social isolationsocial isolation
→ → sadnesssadness
→ → irritability . . . . . . irritability . . . . . .
Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Development--------------------------------------------------------
- - IQ & special talentsIQ & special talents - Attention span &concentration- Attention span &concentration - Perception & deep meanings- Perception & deep meanings - Memorizing- Memorizing - Day-dreams- Day-dreams - Thinking- Thinking - Idealism- Idealism - Independence.- Independence.
Social DevelopmentSocial Development------------------------------------------------
- Social relationship during - Social relationship during adolescenceadolescence
- Relationship with parents- Relationship with parents
- Relationship with peers- Relationship with peers
Emotional DevelopmentEmotional Development----------------------------------------------------------
- - Extreme & inconsistentExtreme & inconsistent
- Impulsivity & recklessness- Impulsivity & recklessness
- Anger & easily provocation- Anger & easily provocation
- Looking for self-assertion / identity- Looking for self-assertion / identity
- Authority resistance - Authority resistance
- Critical comments- Critical comments
- Love & romance.- Love & romance.