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Class 9: Adolescent Cognitive & Identity Development
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 | REMINDER TO INSTRUCTOR: be sure students quickly identify most missed questions in Quiz 3. Provide answer sheet for quiz 4. Also, it would be helpful if they indicated which quiz/essay they intend to redo.
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| Can we meet Saturday at 1:30 pm?
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| 1:30 Review (about 50 minutes)
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| 2:15 Mandatory Break (10 minutes)
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| 2:30 Quiz 5 and Essay 5 (about 75 minutes)
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| 3:45 Break (about 10 minutes)
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| 4:00 Redo’s (NOTE: You cannot take redo’s before 4 pm)
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| Here are ten or so learning objectives for today’s class. Be prepared to answer each using your notes on the readings, video, and class discussion.
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 | Sara: How is adolescent thinking different than patterns of thinking in middle childhood?
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| Lori: The textbook concludes that people in most societies show formal-operation thinking but that it is particular to certain domains. Please explain this AND provide an example.
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| Gary: Other researchers have thought that adolescents do not show a NEW DISTINCT quality of thinking but more gradually more complex thinking. Explain.
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| Melissa: Do males and females think differently about moral problems?
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| Veronica: Contrast a likely school-age child explanation for the Heinz problem with that of an older adolescent.
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| Tim: What is a major problem in studying moral reasoning across cultures?
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| Le ann: Adolescents are both idealistic and cynical thinkers---discuss.
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| Jenn: Why does self-esteem seem to decline and then rise in girls?
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| Brevney: What do the authors mean by writing that adolescents must reconcile multiple selves to form an identity?
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| DURBROW: What are the stages that adolescents seem to go through to develop a “non-heterosexual” orientation (e.g. homosexual, bisexual, transgender)? Note: cultural conservatives would charge that this stage theory is not value-free.
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| Sensitization: I am different
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| Identity confusion: Am I gay?
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| Identity assumption: Do I or don’t I
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| Identity integration: Public acknowledgment
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| DURBROW: Problem (repeated from previous class):
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 | NOTE: I have changed this question (made it broader and easier to answer): Suicide is the second leading killer of adolescents in the U.S. and is also a major killer in Europe. Try to use the chapter to identify and discuss several factors which may lead teens to try to kill themselves (e.g., biological maturation, social development, etc).
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| The suicide rate for adolescents has increased more than 200% over the last decade. Recent studies have shown that greater than 20% of adolescents in the general population have emotional problems and one-third of adolescents attending psychiatric clinics suffer from depression.
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among college students. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among all those 15-34 years old.
Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death among all those 10-14 years old.
The suicide rate for young men (15-24) has tripled since 1950 while for young women (15-24) it has more than doubled.
The suicide rate for children (10-14) has more than doubled over the last 15 years.
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| Journey through Childhood
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| Unlike previous video segments, this segment just contains adolescents discussing issues among themselves. Please observe carefully and try to identify any examples of
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| Summarize Tresure as she describes early maturation in girls.
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| Summarize Stephen’s views on early maturation in boys.
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| What does Stephen look for in a girlfriend? Is this normative given his age?
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| What does Trezure look for in a boyfriend? Is this normative given her age?
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| Scene 2: Discussion of Streetcar named Desire
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| One student (Trezure) says “An 18 year old may be legal but is not an adult.” Contrast this with thinking in younger children.
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| Another student engages in social perspective taking: can you identify the scene?
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| Scene 3: Terry (age 16) and John (age 13) on politics and girls
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| Is the difference in their ages consistent with differences in their views on:
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| the influence of peers and parents
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| politics and social thinking
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| If you met John and asked for advice on dating, what would you advise him?
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