Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

identity p. 416
intimacy-versus-isolation
stage p. 417
generativity-versus-
stagnation stage p. 417
ego-integrity-versus-despair 
stage p. 417
3.  
proposed a set of three levels of moral 
development ranging from reasoning based on rewards 
and punishments to abstract thinking involving concepts 
of justice.
4. Erikson believed that during adolescence, people must 
search for 
, whereas during the early adult-
hood, the major task is 
.
R E T H I N K
1. In what ways do school cultures help or hurt teenage 
students who are going through adolescence? What school 
policies might benefi t early-maturing girls and late- 
maturing boys? Explain how same-sex schools could help 
students going through adolescence, as some have argued.
2. From the perspective of a social worker: How might you 
determine if an adolescent is at risk for suicide? What 
strategies would you use to prevent the teen from 
committing suicide? Would you use different strategies 
depending on the teenager’s gender?
Answers to Evaluate Questions 
1.
puberty; 2.
false; both male and female adolescents suf
fer if they 
mature late; 
3.
Kohlberg; 
4.
identity
, intimacy
 
Module 38 
Adolescence: Becoming an Adult 
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 Key Concepts 
What are the principal kinds 
of physical, social, and intel-
lectual changes that occur in 
early and middle adulthood, 
and what are their causes? 
How does the reality of late 
adulthood diff er from the 
stereotypes about that 
period? 
How can we adjust to death?