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Adolescence: Psychosocial Development
16. C H A P T E R. adolescence : Psychosocial Development Chapter Preview adolescence brings a heightened quest for self-understanding and identity. Friends, family, community, and culture are powerful social forces that help or hinder the adolescent's transition from childhood to adulthood. Chapter 16 discusses the adolescent's efforts to achieve an identity, focusing on the impact of parents and peer groups on Psychosocial Development . While the search for iden- tity brings with it certain difficulties, most adolescents reach adulthood safely and secure- ly. The chapter also examines the influences of family, friends, and society on adolescent Psychosocial Development , including the Development of romantic and sexual relationships. The discussion relates choices made by adolescents to their cognitive abilities and typical shortcomings and to the influence of parents and peers, and it suggests ways in which ado- lescents may be helped to make healthy choices.
Adolescence heightens the search for self-understanding—that is, to find an identity, because of the momentous changes that occur during the teenage years. 2. According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial challenge of adolescence is identity versus role confusion. 3.
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