- Discuss changing conceptions of adolescence over the twentieth century.
- Describe pubertal changes in body growth, proportions, changing states of arousal, motor development, and physical activity.
- Summarize changes in sexual maturity over the teenage years, including individual and group differences.
- Cite factors that influence the timing of puberty.
- Discuss adolescents' reactions to the physical changes of puberty, noting factors that influence their feelings and behavior.
- Discuss the impact of maturational timing on adolescent adjustment, noting sex differences and immediate and long-term outcomes.
- Describe the nutritional needs of adolescents, and cite factors related to serious eating disturbances during the teenage years.
- Explain how factors within the individual, family, and larger culture contribute to serious eating disorders.
- Discuss social and cultural influences on adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior.
- Describe factors related to the development of homosexuality, and discuss the unique adjustment problems of gay and lesbian adolescents.
- Cite factors related to sexually transmitted disease.
- Discuss factors related to teenage pregnancy, the consequences of adolescent parenthood for development, and prevention strategies.
- Distinguish between substance use and abuse, describe personal and social factors related to each, and cite prevention strategies.
- Describe the major characteristics of formal operational thought.
- Discuss recent research on formal operational thought and its implications for the accuracy of Piaget's formal operational stage.
- Explain how information-processing researchers account for the development of abstract reasoning during adolescence.
- Describe typical reactions of adolescents that result from new abstract reasoning powers.
- Note sex differences in mental abilities at adolescence, along with biological and environmental factors that influence them.
- Discuss the impact of school transitions on adolescent adjustment, and cite ways to ease the strain of these changes.
- Discuss family, peer, school, and employment influences on academic achievement during adolescence.
- Describe personal, family, and school factors related to dropping out, and cite ways to prevent early school leaving.
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