Capella PSYC2720 Week 2 Discussion Latest 2022 July

PSYC2720 Adolescent Psychology

Week 2 Discussion

Development Challenges

For this discussion choose one of the options below.

Option 1: Teens experience roadblocks due in part to the cognitive and physical changes they experience during puberty. Select one major problem that an adolescent can encounter such as teen pregnancy, substance abuse, or anger management issues. Explain why the problem you identified is especially difficult for a teenager to manage based on cognitive and physical changes during adolescence. 

Option 2: How might social media and influencers/celebrity impact how the imaginary audience and the personal fable are reflected in late Millennial, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha's cognitive development? How is this different from how older generations (Baby Boomers, Gen X, early Millennials) would have experienced the same concepts?

Option 3: How would you relate or use this information in your current life with your own children or in a professional setting dealing with adolescents?