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Stanley Hall: Adolescence as time of storm and stress Kurt Lewin: Conflict lies in transition between childhood and adult group membership Anna Freud: Challenges to the ego by developing sexuality in puberty Harry Stack Sullivan: Need for romantic relationship and friendship with peers

 Growth Differentiation Syntheses

Autonomy and emotional regulation Sense of identity

Form relationships with same-and other-sex peers

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Acquisition of autonomy Great sense of individuation Deidealize parents Feel less dependent

Autonomy is influenced by parental style Responsiveness & Demandingness

Combination of parenting styles

Intimacy in friendship is very important for well-being in adolescence Friendship can substitute for non optimal family environment Peer group influences social relationship

Erikson proposed a stage model of personality development: at each stage a conflict has to be resolved, in order to move on the next stage .

- Adolescence: identity confusion Period of search for identity -Aim: reach a sense of ego continuity and self awareness -Self-concept: focus on internal characteristic

Adolescence is influenced by interrelated changes:

In body In thought and emotions In family relationships In peer relationships In self conceptions