Unit 1: Developing the

Chapter 2 Whole Person

 DOMAINS OF
DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Physical Development

Puberty
– Sudden and dramatic changes in an adolescent’s body.

- Usually begins at:

For Boys: 12
For Girls: 10
 Physical Development

Primary Sex Characteristics

- Parts of the human

anatomy that are directly
responsible for
procreation or human
reproduction.
 Physical Development

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Features of the human body that develops
during puberty
 THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM:
WHERE ARE THESE
HORMONES COMING FROM?
COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
 Cognitive Development

 Adolescent’s Cognitive Development is crucial with how they

perceive themselves and the world, including how they form
relationships with other people.

 They can now think abstractly, reason logically, think

hypothetical possibilities, and impossibilities about life.
 Cognitive Development

 Adolescents still remain self-centered

 Make Impulsive decisions in order to seek instant gratification
 Perceive themselves as “someone special” or unique that no harm
could come to them.
 They think that people’s eyes are always on them; that they are the
center of attention.
SPOTLIGHTS AND
ILLUSIONS
 Cognitive Development

Spotlight Effect
Seeing ourselves in “center
stage”

The belief that others are

paying more attention to our
appearance and behavior
than they usually are.
 Cognitive Development

Illusion of Transparency
 The illusion that our concealed
emotions leak out and can be
easily read by others.

 A cognitive bias; the tendency for

people to overestimate how well
they understand others' personal
mental states.
 Cognitive Development

Social Comparison

 Evaluating one’s
abilities and
opinions by
comparing oneself
with others.
 Cognitive Development

Self-Concept Self-Esteem Self-Efficacy

 Cognitive Development

Self-Concept Self-Esteem Self-Efficacy

What we know and A person’s overall The belief in your

what we believe self-evaluation or own competence
about ourselves. sense of self-worth and effectiveness
 THE FOUR
DIFFERENT TYPES
OF LEARNERS
Cognitive Development
PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Psychosocial Development

 Adolescence is a period wherein confusion starts to arise in

choosing what to believe and what to accept.

 Many choices are to be made:

• Set of Values to follow
• Choosing a Career
• Choosing Friends
• Establishing one’s Identity
 Psychosocial Development

YOU ARE HERE

 Psychosocial Development

IDENTITY

– the fact of being of who or what a person

is.
 Psychosocial Development

Roles usually sought by adolescents:

 Sexual

 Ideological

 Occupational
 Psychosocial Development

What influences my Identity?

1. Past Experiences
2. Society
3. Culture
4. Peers
 Psychosocial Development

I think I am experiencing
Role Confusion,
Is that a bad thing?
 Psychosocial Development

Does being LGBT count as a

role confusion?
 Psychosocial Development

Let’s talk about your

strength:

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